Know What You Want to Change
The areas, the result you have in mind, and roughly when. It is fine not to know which procedure; that is what the call is for.
Preparing for
Your Consultation
Two conversations, in order: a free call with a patient coordinator, then a consultation with your surgeon. The surgeon visit is $250, applied in full to your procedure when you book. Here is how to get the most out of both.
Free coordinator call · $250 surgeon visit
How it works
Two Conversations, One Plan
At Goals the consultation happens in two parts, with two different people. The first is a free call with a patient coordinator, who knows the procedures, the starting prices, the financing options and the calendar, and whose job is to work out what you are looking for and whether it is worth your time to see a surgeon. The second is a consultation with the surgeon who would operate: an examination or a review of your photos, a candid answer on whether you are a candidate, and a written plan. That visit is $250, and the full amount is applied to your procedure when you book. Nothing is decided in the room; you leave with the plan and the quote and decide at home.
The sequence
What Happens, Step by Step
From your first call to your surgery date.
- 01
Free Coordinator Consultation
By phone or video, at a time you choose. Your coordinator goes through what you want to change, the procedures that fit, starting prices, financing and scheduling, and answers the practical questions. No medical decisions are made on this call.
- 02
Surgeon Consultation, $250
In clinic or by video, depending on the procedure and the clinic. Your surgeon examines you or reviews your photos, tells you whether you are a candidate, and builds the plan: technique, anesthesia, what one session can do, and the risks. The $250 is applied to your procedure when you book.
- 03
Your Plan and Quote
After the surgeon visit you receive the written plan and the full quote, with the $250 already credited. Take it home. Nothing has to be decided on the day.
- 04
Booking and Health Check
A $500 deposit secures your surgery date. Before surgery you complete lab tests and any medical clearance your surgeon asks for, and your surgeon reviews the results before the day, not on it.
Prepare
Before Your Coordinator Call
Twenty minutes of preparation makes the call useful instead of general.
Have the Basics Ready
Height, weight, major health conditions, medications and previous surgeries. They decide what is possible and where.
Photos, If Asked
Your coordinator may ask for photos of the areas so the surgeon can review them before your visit: good light, a plain background, the same angles each time.
Your Questions on Price and Timing
Starting prices, financing, the deposit, dates, and travel if you are coming from out of state. The coordinator has those answers.
Bring
Before Your Surgeon Consultation
What to bring, so the visit is about your plan and not about paperwork.
Photo ID and Your Medical History
Conditions, allergies, and anything a previous doctor has told you to mention before surgery.
A Current Medication List
Prescriptions, supplements, blood thinners, weight-loss injections and hormonal contraception. Some have to be paused before surgery, and the surgeon decides which.
Records From Previous Surgeries
Operative notes or a summary if you have them, especially for surgery in the same area.
Photos of the Result You Have in Mind
References help the surgeon say plainly what is realistic for your body and what is not.
A Written List of Questions
Write them down beforehand. The list below is a start.
For Video Consultations
Good light, a plain background, and the photos your coordinator asked for sent in advance.
The fee
The $250 Surgeon Consultation
The surgeon consultation is $250. It covers the examination or photo review, the candidacy decision and the written plan, and it is applied in full to the cost of your procedure when you book. It is paid when the visit is scheduled, online on our payment page or with your coordinator. The coordinator call before it is free, and it is where most practical questions get answered, so by the time you see the surgeon the conversation is about you and the plan.
Ask
Questions Worth Asking Your Surgeon
Who Will Operate
The surgeon's name, the state license and any board certification. Both are public record, and our safety page shows how to check them.
Where the Surgery Happens
Which clinic, and its accreditation. Every Goals facility is AAAHC-accredited.
What Anesthesia, and Why
Awake under tumescent local anesthesia, or general, and what that choice means for your recovery.
What One Session Can Do
The volume limits that apply to you, and whether your plan is one session or staged.
Recovery and Follow-Up
Time off work, compression, activity, and when and where follow-up visits happen.
If Something Does Not Go to Plan
How complications are handled, who you call, and how a concern is raised and resolved.
FAQ
Questions About Consultations
Yes. The first consultation is a free call with a patient coordinator, by phone or video. It covers what you want to change, the procedures that fit, starting prices, financing and scheduling.
Because it is time with a licensed surgeon: an examination or photo review, a candid answer on whether you are a candidate, and a written plan. The fee is applied in full to your procedure when you book, so it is a credit, not a cost, for a patient who goes ahead.
Yes. The full $250 is credited to the cost of your procedure when you book it. Your quote shows the credit.
Often, depending on the procedure and the clinic. Some procedures need an in-person examination before a plan can be made. Your coordinator confirms which applies to you.
Yes. A partner, a friend or a family member is welcome at the surgeon consultation, and a second set of ears helps.
No. You leave the surgeon consultation with the written plan and the full quote, and decide at home. A $500 deposit secures a surgery date when you are ready.
The coordinator call is by phone or video wherever you are, and many surgeon consultations can be by video too. Patients travelling for surgery see our Flying In guide for how the visit, the surgery and the follow-up are arranged.
Get started
Book Your Free Consultation
Start with the free coordinator call. Tell us what you want to change and a coordinator calls you to talk through the options; the surgeon consultation comes after, when you are ready.
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