Feeling confident and comfortable in your own skin doesn’t have to be difficult. Liposuction is one of the most effective tools available for reshaping and refining your body, targeting the pockets of fat that simply won't respond to diet and exercise, no matter how hard you try.
It's important to understand that liposuction isn't a weight loss procedure. Think of it more as a sculpting tool, one that allows your surgeon to precisely contour specific areas, creating a smoother, more proportional silhouette that feels true to you.
Common treatment areas include:
During the procedure, your surgeon makes small incisions and inserts a thin tube called a cannula to gently loosen and remove unwanted fat. The technique is precise by design; modern liposuction is performed with careful attention to the surrounding tissue, which means less trauma to your body and a smoother recovery. The result is contours that look natural, feel balanced, and reflect the body you've been working toward.
At Golden State Plastic Surgery, our expert team offers liposuction and a wide range of procedures to help achieve your goals:
Whether you’re looking to remove excess skin, improve comfort, or get closer to your body goals, we provide a comprehensive selection of treatments tailored to your needs, including tummy tucks (abdominoplasty), traditional and fleur de lis panniculectomy, arm lift (brachioplasty), thigh lift (thighplasty), and scar revision.
Breast procedures can increase or reduce breast volume and improve symmetry and appearance. Treatments we offer include breast augmentation with implants or fat transfer, breast lift (mastopexy, implant removal with single-stage replacement or lift, breast reconstruction, breast revision surgery, breast asymmetry correction, breast reduction, gynecomastia correction, and treatment of capsular contracture.
A breast cancer diagnosis changes everything in an instant, and the decisions that follow can feel overwhelming. Among the most personal of those decisions is how to approach breast reconstruction. At Golden State Plastic Surgery, we offer multiple paths to breast reconstruction, including staged reconstruction with tissue expander, direct-to-implant reconstruction, oncoplastic breast reduction, partial reconstruction with LICAP and TDAP flaps, latissimus flap breast reconstruction, Goldilocks mastectomy, and aesthetic flat closure.
Golden State Plastic Surgery provides advanced skin cancer reconstruction for patients who have undergone Mohs micrographic surgery, wide local excision, or other cancer removal procedures. Our skin cancer reconstruction services include delayed primary closure, adjacent tissue transfer, skin graft reconstruction, and reconstruction with local, regional, and keystone flaps.
Gender-affirming body procedures encompass a range of surgical options designed to help transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals achieve greater alignment between their physical appearance and their gender identity. At Golden State Plastic Surgery, we offer a variety of procedures, including chest reconstruction, top surgery, radical breast reduction, revision top surgery, breast augmentation, and body contouring.
Your consultation is a relaxed, pressure-free conversation where we get to know your goals—even if they’re still unclear—and guide you through options that fit you best. We’re here to help you explore what’s possible and feel confident every step of the way.
Dr. Johnathan Shih is a plastic surgeon who specializes in liposuction, cosmetic breast surgery, body contouring, gender-affirming top surgery, and breast cancer reconstruction. At the core of Dr. Shih’s practice philosophy is an emphasis on a patient-centered approach throughout the care experience, from the initial consultation through postoperative recovery and beyond. Through careful listening, engagement, and shared decision-making, Dr. Shih empowers patients to feel fully informed of their options and confident that they are receiving the highest standard of safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care.
Dr. Rahul Seth is an experienced, double-board certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He specializes in surgeries of facial aesthetics and rejuvenation, rhinoplasty and nasal airway breathing, facial reconstruction from skin cancer, craniofacial skeletal and soft tissue trauma, treatment of facial paralysis, and gender-affirming facial surgery. His expertise also includes head and neck free flap tissue transfer, a reconstructive microvascular surgery technique for transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another.
