Didactic Curriculum
Self-paced video and written modules: tumescent pharmacology and weight-based lidocaine dosing, infiltration technique, cannula selection, operative planning, patient selection and gluteal fat-grafting safety.
Advanced Training in
Tumescent Lipoplasty
A structured program for U.S.-licensed surgeons and procedural physicians in large-volume tumescent lipoplasty under local anesthesia and autologous gluteal fat grafting. Didactics, case observation and proctored operating, to the protocols Goals surgeons follow in AAAHC-accredited facilities.
Didactic curriculum · Case observation · Proctored operating
- AccreditedAAAHCAll facilitiesAAAHC-Accredited Teaching SitesCase observation and proctored operating take place in accredited Goals ambulatory facilities.
- Faculty Are Operating SurgeonsGoals surgeons with active case volume in the procedures they teach.
- Presented at MCS 2021Workshop and lunch-and-learn with live operative demonstration.
- Licensed Physicians OnlyProctored cases require an active license in the training state.
- Didactics Precede the ORWritten and video modules are completed before any clinic time.
Overview
Eligibility and Scope
Physicians licensed in the United States whose training and scope of practice include liposuction: board-certified or board-eligible plastic surgeons, general surgeons, dermatologic surgeons and cosmetic surgeons, and other physicians with documented procedural training. The program addresses large-volume tumescent lipoplasty performed under local anesthesia with the patient awake, power-assisted harvest, and autologous fat grafting to the gluteal region. The didactic modules and case observation involve no patient care. Proctored operating does, and requires an active license in the training state and professional liability coverage that extends to that site.
Structure
Program Components
Enroll in one component, or progress from the didactic curriculum through proctored operating.
Case Observation
Observe tumescent lipoplasty and gluteal fat-grafting cases at a Goals facility, from consultation and preoperative marking through infiltration, aspiration, grafting and the postoperative protocol.
Proctored Operating
Perform cases under the direct supervision of a Goals surgeon. Requires an active license in the training state and professional liability coverage for that site.
Pathway to Goals Staff
Physicians who complete the program may apply to operate with Goals, through the same credentialing every Goals surgeon undergoes.
Teaching record
Faculty Teaching Record
Goals surgeons have presented these techniques to physician audiences at a national meeting, with live operative demonstration.
Miami Cosmetic Surgery 2021: Workshop
Perfecting Curves Using Liposculpture With FlexSculpt: a one-hour workshop with live operative demonstration (August 26, 2021).
Miami Cosmetic Surgery 2021: Lunch and Learn
Tumescent Gluteal Augmentation and Liposculpture With FlexSculpt: principles and case studies, with live operative demonstration (August 28, 2021).
Faculty
Sessions led by Goals surgeons, including Dr. Sergey Voskin, who developed the lipoplasty protocol taught in this program. Goals was an official sponsor of the meeting’s workshops and presentations.
Curriculum
Curriculum Modules
The protocols on our safety standards page, taught at the level of detail our own surgeons learn them.
Tumescent Pharmacology and Dosing
Solution formulation, weight-based maximum lidocaine dosing, infiltrate-to-aspirate planning, and the delayed plasma lidocaine peak that governs monitoring and discharge.
Awake Lipoplasty Technique
Operating under local anesthesia without sedation: positioning and repositioning, intraoperative assessment of contour in the standing position, power-assisted aspiration, and endpoint judgment by pinch and symmetry.
Patient Selection and Risk Stratification
Indications and contraindications, BMI thresholds, medical and medication history, and documenting the decision to decline or defer.
Aspirate Volume Limits and Staging
Per-session total aspirate limits, fluid balance, and staging larger cases across sessions rather than exceeding limits in one.
Gluteal Fat Grafting
Harvest, processing and reinjection of autologous fat confined to the subcutaneous plane: cannula diameter and rigidity, injection angle, continuous cannula movement, and the multi-society task force recommendations that define the standard.
Facility Standards and Emergency Response
Accredited ambulatory-facility requirements, intraoperative monitoring, recognition and management of local anesthetic systemic toxicity, and hospital-transfer protocols.
Postoperative Protocol
Compression, drainage management, activity progression, follow-up intervals, and recognition of seroma, infection and contour irregularity.
Consent, Documentation and Photography
Informed consent for awake procedures, operative documentation, standardized before-and-after photography, and truthful representation of outcomes.
Fees
Program Fees
Each component is priced on its own, so a surgeon who only needs proctored cases does not pay for a curriculum they have already covered. Fees are confirmed in writing before any payment.
Complete Pathway
$19,500
Didactic curriculum, five observation days and three proctored operating days.
Didactic Curriculum
$1,950
Self-paced online modules. Required before any clinic component.
Case Observation
$1,950
Per clinic day; five consecutive days $7,500. No patient care, so no license in the training state is required.
Proctored Operating
$4,950
Per operating day, two-day minimum. Requires an active license in the training state and professional liability coverage.
Fees cover faculty time, facility access and curriculum materials. Travel, lodging, licensing and professional liability coverage are the applicant’s responsibility. The program confers no credential or privileges.
Apply
Application Process
Three steps, by email.
- 01
Submit Credentials
Email your curriculum vitae, state licenses with license numbers, specialty, board certification status, procedural case experience and the component you are applying for to info@goalsplasticsurgery.com.
- 02
Verification and Review
We verify each license with the issuing state medical board and review your training and case experience, using the same process Goals applies to its own surgeons.
- 03
Training Plan
We agree the component, facility and dates with you, and confirm the schedule and fees in writing before you commit.
FAQ
Questions From Applicants
Large-volume tumescent lipoplasty under local anesthesia with power-assisted harvest, and autologous fat grafting to the gluteal region, together with the anesthesia pharmacology, patient selection and facility standards that underpin each.
Not for the didactic curriculum or case observation, which involve no patient care. For proctored operating, yes: an active license in the state where you operate and professional liability coverage that extends to that site.
No. The program teaches technique and protocol. It is not a board certification, does not confer a credential, and grants no privileges at any facility. Credentialing remains a separate process at Goals and elsewhere.
Practicing Goals surgeons who perform tumescent lipoplasty and gluteal fat grafting in Goals facilities. The faculty has taught these techniques to physician audiences before, including a workshop and a lunch-and-learn with live operative demonstration at Miami Cosmetic Surgery 2021.
Yes, by application. Program graduates undergo the same credentialing as every Goals surgeon: license and board verification, professional liability coverage and claims history, hospital privileges, and proctored initial cases.
The didactic curriculum is $1,950; case observation $1,950 per clinic day, or $7,500 for five consecutive days; proctored operating $4,950 per operating day with a two-day minimum; and the complete pathway, which combines all three, $19,500. Fees are confirmed in writing before any payment.
Email your curriculum vitae, state licenses and numbers, specialty, board status, case experience and the component you want to info@goalsplasticsurgery.com with "Physician Training" in the subject.
Submit a credentialing packet by email: CV, every state license, board certification or eligibility, liability coverage and claims history, DEA and NPI, hospital privileges, a 24-month case log and three references, one PDF per document, to info@goalsplasticsurgery.com with the subject line “Surgeon Application – Clinical Appointment”. Every document is verified at its primary source before an interview and proctored cases.
Get started
Apply to Train With Goals
Applications are by email. Include your curriculum vitae, state licenses and numbers, specialty, board status, case experience and the component you want.
Submit Your Application
info@goalsplasticsurgery.com, subject line "Physician Training".
Review Our Safety Standards
The credentialing, facility, anesthesia and technique protocols the program teaches.
Clinical appointments
Apply for a Surgical Appointment With Goals
Goals appoints board-certified and board-eligible surgeons to its clinics in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Georgia, Texas and California. Applications follow the standard of a hospital medical staff office: primary-source verification of every document, a review of training and case experience by Goals surgeons, and proctored initial cases before independent operating. Submit the following, one PDF per document.
Curriculum Vitae
Current CV with medical education, residency and fellowship training, academic appointments, and surgical experience in body contouring.
State Medical Licenses
Every active license with number and expiration date, and disclosure of any license ever restricted, suspended or surrendered.
Board Certification
ABMS or AOA certificate, or evidence of board eligibility with the scheduled examination date.
Professional Liability Coverage
Current certificate of insurance with limits, and a complete claims history from each carrier.
DEA Registration and NPI
Federal DEA certificate and National Provider Identifier.
Hospital Privileges
Current or most recent privileges, the facility, and a contact in its medical staff office.
Surgical Case Log
Liposuction, fat-grafting and related cases from the last 24 months, with volumes and complications.
Professional References
Three references, including at least one surgeon who has observed you operate.
How it proceeds
Submission and Review
Email your packet to info@goalsplasticsurgery.com with the subject line “Surgeon Application – Clinical Appointment”. Incomplete packets are returned with a list of the missing items.
Primary-Source Verification
Each license is verified with its state medical board, board status with ABMS or AOA, coverage with the carrier, and privileges with the medical staff office.
Interview and Case Review
A conversation with Goals surgeons about technique, patient selection and complications, with your case log in hand.
Proctored Initial Cases
First cases proctored by a senior Goals surgeon in an AAAHC-accredited Goals facility.
Appointment and Re-Credentialing
Appointment to a clinic, with licenses, coverage and privileges re-checked on a schedule.
Submit Your Application
info@goalsplasticsurgery.com, subject line “Surgeon Application – Clinical Appointment”. One PDF per document.
Read Our Safety Standards
The vetting standard every Goals surgeon is held to, published with its sources.