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Our Commitment

We strive to treat each patient as we would want to be treated ourselves; with respect, dignity, honesty and confidentiality. Our initial goal is to produce a well informed, confident patient, and our final objective is a satisfied, happy patient.

To schedule your initial consultation, call the office at (512) 454-6733 or complete the form above.

About William H. Gorman, M.D.

Dr. William H. Gorman is a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon who has practiced medicine in Austin for more than twenty years.

After graduating with two degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, he attended Texas Tech University School of Medicine, and graduated with an M.D. degree in 1975. Dr. Gorman did his internship and his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Medical Center in San Antonio, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

He later completed his residency in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. He returned to Austin with his family in 1983 and has since been practicing his specialty of Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Gorman is a clinical researcher for new devices in the field of plastic surgery. Recently he was selected to participate in a national study investigating new Cohesive Gel Silicone breast implants. Sixty of his Austin patients are receiving these new implants as part of their breast augmentation surgery, and Dr. Gorman and his staff will track their progress over a ten-year period.

Dr. Gorman is one of the founding members of the Austin Smiles organization, which sends three medical groups a year to third-world countries to treat children with cleft lip and other birth abnormalities. He regularly goes on mission trips and has operated on hundreds of children around the world.

In addition to being Board Certified in Plastic Surgery, Dr. Gorman is a Medical Advisory Board Member of the Austin Breast Cancer Resource Center, and belongs to many professional organizations.

Dr. Gorman is married and has three children. His hobbies include reading, cooking, travel, golf, and motorcycling.

Education

1981–1983
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

1975–1979
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Resident in General Surgery

August 1975
Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX
Degree: M.D.

Board Certifications

• American Board of Plastic Surgery, November 1985
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Professional Societies

• American College of Surgeons
• The American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• The Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
• The Austin Society of Plastic Surgeons
• The Texas Medical Association
• Travis County Medical Society
• Austin Smiles
• Medical Advisory Board of Austin Breast Cancer Resource Center

How Can We Help You Look and Feel Great Again?

If you are looking to find out more information about breast implants, liposuction, nose surgery, body contouring, facial rejuvenation, and all types of plastic surgery for men and women, you have come to the right place. Informing you about plastic surgery in a friendly and comfortable environment is our goal.

We encourage you to ask  any questions you may have about plastic or cosmetic surgery, and to express your concerns. You should feel comfortable discussing your goals and expectations with your plastic surgeon. We want patients to be well-prepared - an educated patient is the ideal candidate for cosmetic surgery. Below our a few of the many procedures that we offer.

Our Procedures

After you have researched options in plastic surgery, you will only be satisfied with the very best work. Dr. Gorman is Board Certified and an expert in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, and a specialist in particular areas.

Breast Reduction

(Reduction Mammaplasty, Gynecomastia)

Sometimes large breasts can be the cause of physical discomfort like neck, shoulder and back pain, or skin rashes underneath the breast. A reduction mammaplasty is designed to reduce those discomforts and enhance the overall appearance of your breasts by removing excess breast tissue and skin, making your breasts smaller and firmer. A similar surgery can be performed on men with enlarged breast tissue (a condition called Gynecomastia). These breast reduction surgeries have some of the highest rates of patient satisfaction of any plastic surgery procedures.

Breast Lift

(Mastopexy)

If you are happy with the size of your breasts but not with their firmness or the effects gravity has had on them, you could be a good candidate for a mastopexy. This procedure removes excess breast skin to raise, reshape and firm your breasts. You can also combine this procedure with breast implants to increase size while you reshape.

Breast Augmentation

(Augmentation Mammaplasty)

If weight loss has drastically reduced the size and altered the shape of your breasts; if your breasts have become smaller and lost firmness after having children and breastfeeding; if one of your breasts is significantly smaller than the other; or if you simply feel self-conscious and wish for larger breasts, augmentation mammaplasty might be the right choice for you. This purely cosmetic procedure uses implants to enlarge and hence reshape the breasts. Patients who undergo this surgery can improve their self-image and often their self-confidence as well.

Related procedures:

• Breast Implant Removal or Exchange
• Capsulotomy
• Capsulectomy

Breast Reconstruction

Tissue Expansion

Following a mastectomy, Dr. Gorman will insert a balloon expander beneath your skin and chest muscle. Periodically he will inject a salt water solution to gradually fill the expander, once the skin over the breast area has stretched enough the expander may be removed in a second surgery and an implant will be inserted. In some cases the expander may be left in place as the final implant.

Flap Reconstruction

An alternative approach to implant reconstruction involves creation of a skin flap using tissue from other parts of the body, such as the back or abdomen.

Related procedures:

• Nipple Areola Reconstruction
• Nipple Tattooing (through APSI Skin Care Clinic)
• Inverted Nipple Reconstruction

Body Contouring

Tummy Tuck
(Abdominoplasty)

If you can't flatten your stomach with a healthy diet and regular abdominal workouts, you might be in the market for an abdominoplasty. While such lifestyle changes can improve your health, they are often no match for excess fat and loose, sagging skin that some people hold onto after losing a lot of weight or having children. A tummy tuck will firm and smooth the abdomen by removing that excess fat and skin, and may also tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall. If you want a leaner and more defined midsection than you have been able to achieve with diet or exercise, speak to Dr. Gorman about a tummy tuck. He is skilled in tummy tuck procedures from the most basic to more extended, circumferential abdominoplasty surgeries.

Liposuction
(Liposculpture)

It may not be only your abs that won't respond to diet and exercise. There are many stubborn areas of the body, face, and neck that will respond better to lipoplasty. When you remove deposits of excess fat from these areas, a smoother, better proportioned body is the result. While not a treatment for obesity, liposuction can improve the look of hips, thighs, and buttocks (thighplasty), shape calves and ankles, trim the upper arm and chest area (brachioplasty), as well as tighten the abdomen and waist.

Lower Body Lift/Buttock Lift
(Thighlift)

If you often wear loose-fitting clothing, or you'd rather sit than stand in a social gathering simply because you don't like the shape of your thighs and buttocks, a Lateral/Medial Thigh Lift may be a fine option for you. While nothing can completely remove all cellulite, this surgery will remove excess fat and skin to reduce the volume of thighs and buttocks, improve the contours of those areas, and tighten the skin to improve the appearance of cellulite.

Brachioplasty
(Arm Lift)

An arm lift is a surgical procedure to remove loose skin and excess fat deposits in the upper arm. Aging can cause the skin to become loose and flabby, Dr. Gorman will discuss brachioplasty with patients who want to tighten this skin and look as good as they feel. Liposuction alone may be recommended or in conjunction with an arm lift to remove the excess fat.

Face

Facelift
(Rhytidectomy)

If the look of your face no longer reflects how you feel about yourself, a facelift, or rhytidectomy, can make you look younger by smoothing the loose skin on your face and neck, tightening underlying tissues, and removing excess fat. It can eradicate deep wrinkles in cheeks or a deep line running from your nose to the corners of your mouth. It can remove loose skin and wrinkles in your neck, and even the "jowly" look that comes with the loss of a well-defined jaw line. Performed on both men and women, a facelift can be combined with other procedures, like a forehead lift, eyelid surgery, nose reshaping, or skin rejuvenating treatments like chemical peels or dermabrasion.

Forehead Lift
(Browlift)

If you can feel well rested and content, but your face doesn't reflect it, it may be that your forehead is to blame. Sometimes called a Browlift, the surgical correction for furrowed brows and frown lines between the brows corrects the sagging or low position of the eyebrows and softens the horizontal creases that can create a worried or angry expression. The result is a more serene, relaxed appearance overall, due to a refreshing change to the upper third of the face.

Eyelid Surgery
(Blepharoplasty)

If the eyes are the window to the soul, you don't want them to be overshadowed by puffy, wrinkled, or drooping eyelids or "bags" underneath them that can make you look constantly tired or sad. Blepharoplasty, or aesthetic eyelid surgery, removes the excess fat and skin to tighten up both upper and lower eyelids, resulting in a sharper and more rested appearance. It can also correct noticeable asymmetry. This surgery can be done in combination with a facelift, for a complete younger look.

Aesthetic Nose Surgery
(Rhinoplasty)

One of the oldest and most popular facial plastic surgeries, Rhinoplasty can change the size, shape, and general appearance of your nose, which in turn, can give your entire face an attractive new look. The goal is a natural looking nose that "fits" with the face behind it. It can be done after a damaging injury, in conjunction with a facelift to correct changes caused by aging, or by itself on those older than fifteen, simply to change a displeasing feature. Often certain breathing problems caused by internal nasal structure can also be corrected during the aesthetic surgery.

Septoplasty

In some occasions a patient may have a deviated septum which may result in an airway obstruction. Surgical repair of this may be covered by your health insurance.

Our Office

Your privacy and comfort is as important to us as it is to you. We know that your decision to have surgery is one often approached with hesitation. We believe the caring and attention we provide will allow you to more comfortably access the services you need to meet your individual cosmetic goals. Sometimes it can seem that the world of medicine, particularly surgery, is somehow different from your own. Nothing could be farther from the truth at our office. Our world is your world.

From the moment you walk through the doors, you will feel relaxed by the warm and inviting decor. Our design is intentionally unlike a typical plastic surgery practice. Every effort has been made to provide our patients with the most serene setting possible. Our patients find many small waiting rooms full of soft, comfortable chairs, which provides the extra privacy lost in most medical establishments. Everyone doesn't have to just wait by the front door for an appointment. That's certainly not privacy! Dark chocolate-colored woods, warm ochre walls, custom floral accents, and a fine art collection warm the senses and envelop our patients in comfort.

Through the adjoining reception area, our patients can access Austin Plastic Surgery Institute's Skin Clinic, offering first-class aesthetic and dermatological care, preventive care, and aftercare. The therapists of APSI Skin Clinic work with Dr. Gorman on the latest sound, tested medical services in skin care for preventive and restorative cosmetic care. The proximity of these two stellar medical offerings allows our patients to easily access the latest innovations in medicine.

Dr. Gorman's office location upstairs from Austin Surgical Hospital gives us the ability to meet and exceed our patients' needs. This complete hospital was intentionally created on a smaller scale, and it has all of the customary hospital facilities and amenities in a uniquely intimate setting. Without the hustle and bustle of a trauma center or emergency room, Dr. Gorman can offer his patients the very best care with the same kind of personalized attention provided upstairs in the office.

3003 Bee Cave Road, Suite 203
Austin, TX 78746
(In the Austin Surgical Hospital)