Dr. Robert Caridi

Dr. Robert Caridi owns and founded Westlake Plastic Surgery in Austin, Texas, and the Austin Gynecomastia Center. He holds an MD, is listed with the credential FACS, and practices only cosmetic plastic surgery. He began practicing in July 1992 as a partner at Suburban Plastic Surgery Associates in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and started his solo practice, Westlake Plastic Surgery, in May 2000. The practice reports more than 35 years of surgical experience. His training started with a general surgery internship and residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, followed by a plastic surgery fellowship and residency there, with chief residency through 1992. He earned his medical degree in 1985 at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, and a B.A. in biology in 1981 at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with honors. He has active status at The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center and Seton hospitals in Austin. His Texas Medical Board license dates to 1995, while his Illinois and New York licenses are listed as inactive. His named specialties include rhinoplasty, drawn from hundreds of procedures, along with gynecomastia surgery, breast lift with implants, mommy makeover, and breast lift and breast reduction. He specializes in breast implant revision and removal, with extensive experience in en bloc and capsulectomy techniques. He has performed thousands of breast enhancements and thousands of breast reductions, and over more than 20 years he developed the BRA approach, which combines breast reduction with augmentation. He works with each patient to choose implant type and placement, and he advises against surgery when waiting, a different operation or no surgery is the better choice. Breast sizing is discussed by percentage rather than traditional cup sizes, patients are seen several times before surgery, and he reviews photographs submitted through the virtual consultation form. Patients who travel from across the country and abroad are part of his practice. The website describes him as one of the best doctors in Austin and says Austin Monthly recognizes him as one of Austin's top plastic surgeons. It calls him a national expert in rhinoplasty, gynecomastia surgery and specialized breast procedures, and a pioneer in gynecomastia surgery. It says patients describe him as approachable, thorough and invested in their outcomes.