Awake When It Is Safer
Local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia for most body contouring. You breathe on your own and go home the same day.
About Goals
Goals Aesthetics & Plastic Surgery is a U.S. network of surgical clinics built around awake body contouring. This page says who we are, how we work, and how you can check every claim on it.
Free consultation · Your surgeon named before you book
In short
Who We Are, in Four Lines
Goals is a group of plastic surgery clinics in the eastern and southern United States, with two more on the West Coast and in Maryland that are closed for now.
Our surgeons are licensed physicians. Their names, state licenses and NPI numbers are public, and we show you where to look them up.
Most of our body contouring is done awake, under local anesthesia, when the surgeon judges that the safer choice. You go home the same day.
Surgery of any kind carries risk. We say so on every procedure page, and we publish how a concern after surgery is handled.
Goals today
The Network in Numbers
8
clinics listed across 7 states
10
licensed surgeons, each named on this site
100,000+
procedures performed across the network
Our approach
How We Work
Six habits that shape every visit. Each one links to the page where we explain it in full.
Surgeons You Can Look Up
Every Goals surgeon holds an active state license. We show you the NPI registry and the state board lookups.
Accredited Facilities
Our operating rooms run under AAAHC accreditation and state health rules. The safety page lists what that means in practice.
Prices Before You Decide
Starting prices are on this site. Your written quote comes at the consultation, before you commit to anything.
Follow-Up Is Part of the Plan
Scheduled post-op visits and a direct line to your clinic. The recovery guide tells you what each week looks like.
Financing in Plain Terms
Monthly payment plans, explained in plain language before you sign anything.
What to expect
From First Call to Follow-Up
The same four steps at every Goals clinic.
- 01
A Free Consultation
In person or by video. A coordinator and a surgeon review your goals, your health history and your photos. You leave with a written plan and price.
- 02
Your Surgeon, by Name
You know who will operate on you before you book, and you can look them up. Pre-op clearance comes next.
- 03
Surgery Day
Most body contouring is done awake under local anesthesia, in an accredited operating room. You go home the same day with written instructions.
- 04
Follow-Up
Scheduled post-op visits and a direct line to the clinic. If something worries you, the patient-concerns page says exactly how to reach us.
Our surgeons
The Surgeons Behind Goals
Licensed physicians who operate at our clinics. Each one is listed by name, with the states where they hold a license.
Licensed in CA
Dr. Debra L. StaffordMD
- Clinics
- Call for availability
- Certified by
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
Licensed in CA · NY
Dr. Andrew HsuMD
- Clinics
- Call for availability
- Certified by
- American Board of Surgery
Licensed in MD · VA
Dr. George IskanderMD
- Clinics
- Call for availability
- Certified by
- American Board of Surgery
Licensed in NY · NJ
Dr. Anthony PerkinsMD
- Clinics
- Brooklyn · Ridgefield
- Certified by
- American Board of Surgery
Transparency
Check Us Before You Trust Us
Nothing here asks you to take our word for it. These are the pages we would want you to read before booking anywhere.
Our Safety Standards
Accreditation, anesthesia limits and screening, with the sources behind each claim.
Why We Left Miami
Our statement on the market we walked away from, and what we built instead.
If Something Goes Wrong
How to reach a clinician after hours, and how a concern is handled.
Ten Questions to Ask Any Surgeon
The checklist we invite you to use on us.
Liposuction Rules by State
What each state requires, and the license lookup for every one.
Google Reviews, Clinic by Clinic
Every clinic page links to its own Google profile, good reviews and bad.
Clinics
Where You Will Be Treated
FAQ
Questions About Goals
A licensed physician from the Goals surgical team. You will know their name before you book, and their license is public. The surgeons page lists each one with the states where they are licensed.
Local anesthesia avoids the risks of general anesthesia for many body contouring procedures, and recovery is often easier. Your surgeon decides case by case. Some procedures still call for deeper sedation or general anesthesia.
Yes. Our surgical facilities hold AAAHC accreditation and are surveyed on site. The safety page explains what the accreditation covers and how to confirm it.
Read them, then check the public record. Every surgeon’s license is searchable, our accreditation is listed by AAAHC, and the safety page shows how to look up both. Then ask us directly, at a consultation, about anything you read; you will get a plain answer. If something in your own care at Goals did not go the way it should, our patient-concerns page is the direct route to the team that resolves it.
No. We left Miami, and we explain why on its own page.
You call the clinic, or the after-hours line on your discharge sheet, and a clinician calls you back. The patient-concerns page spells out the steps and the timelines we hold ourselves to.
Related guides
Keep Reading
How to Verify a Plastic Surgeon
Four checks, in order, with the lookups for every state we operate in.
Ten Questions Before You Book
The printable checklist, with a good answer and a warning sign for each.
Recovery, Week by Week
What the first days, weeks and months look like after body contouring.
Get started
Talk to a Coordinator
Free consultation, no obligation. Ask who your surgeon will be, where you will be treated, and what the price covers. You will get straight answers.
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