Venkata Erella

Venkata Erella is a board-certified plastic surgeon (MD, FACS) practicing in Austin, Texas, and the only surgeon at Aspira Plastic Surgery & Med Spa. He has over 25 years of experience and sees patients from Austin, Round Rock, Lakeway and other nearby Texas communities. He is an expert in post-weight loss body contouring. Procedures listed for him include tummy tucks, SmartLipo, gynecomastia and breast enhancement. Patient reviews on the site mention liposuction, body lifts, gynecomastia, breast surgery and removal of excess skin after large weight loss. He received America's Top Surgeon Award, is consistently ranked among the top three plastic surgeons in Austin, was named Top Doctor by RealSelf, and is one of the most sought-after plastic surgeons in Texas. One patient review credits him with awards as a top surgeon in America in 2015 and 2016.

He is known for awake eyelid surgery, gynecomastia and in-office liposuction. He practices conscious sedation, performing awake surgery under local anesthetic combined with a sedative. At the initial consultation he examines each patient and decides whether awake surgery is suitable. He was featured in a Plastic Surgery News article on awake surgery published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

On the non-surgical side, he focuses on facial rejuvenation with neuromodulator injections, dermal fillers and liquid facelifts. He screens each patient for health conditions that could cause complications before treatment. He also leads the semaglutide (tirzepatide) treatment plans, which are personalized after a consultation.

His training includes study at Rangaraya Medical College in India and medical training in Jamaica before he moved to the United States. He worked as a surgical resident at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Las Vegas, and as a surgical resident at Northwestern University in Chicago, later serving as chief surgical resident at St. Joseph Hospital. He trained in plastic surgery at Wayne State University in Detroit, later as chief resident. He then completed a fellowship at the University of Alabama in Birmingham covering breast, body contouring and facial aesthetic surgery. Earlier in his career he was a research fellow at the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and a senior registrar in surgery at Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, Jamaica.