Plastic Surgeon Doctor Chike-Obi

Name: Chuma Chike-Obi, MD
Last name: Chike-Obi
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2013
Years experience: 10
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Business: Westlake Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery
Address: 327 E Cesar Chavez
Phone: +1 512-615-3280
City: Austin
State: Texas
Zip Code: 78701
Country: US
Statement:

Consulting Fees: 200$
Consultation note: Free consultations are available with a highly trained, compassionate consultant.
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Clinical Privileges:

St. David Medical Center

Education:

Undergraduate: BA, University of Pennsylvania, 2003
Medical: MD, University Of Pennsylvania (Perelman) School Of Medicine, 2007

Postdoc Training:

Residency: Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

GPS coordinates on map: 30.2623837,-97.7414077

Primary location:

Location name: Austin
State: TX
Country: US
Map point: 30.2687,-97.74520111

Google plus: https://plus.google.com/108918875064823261427/posts

Treatments:

Aveli
Botox
Brazilian Butt Lift
Breast Augmentation
Breast Fat Transfer
Breast Implant Removal
Breast Implant Revision
Breast Implants
Breast Lift
Breast Lift with Implants
Breast Reconstruction
Breast Reduction
Chemical Peel
Chin Liposuction
CoolSculpting
Ear Surgery
Earlobe Repair
Eyelid Surgery
Facelift Revision
Fractional Laser
Genioplasty
Jessner Peel
Juvederm
Labiaplasty
Laser Liposuction
Lip Fillers
Lip Implants
Lip Lift
Lip Reduction
Lip Surgery
Liposuction Revision
Lower Facelift
Mentor Breast Implants
Mini Tummy Tuck
Neck Lift
Restylane
Restylane Lyft
Restylane Silk
Revision Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty
Sculptra
Sientra Breast Implants
Smart Lipo
TCA Peel
Tumescent Liposuction
Tummy Tuck
Tummy Tuck Revision
Voluma
Xeomin

RealSelf Info

Awards:

Super Doctor 2021, 2022: Texas Monthly

Rating: 4.9
Profile views: 7730
Answer count: 100
Review count: 22
4 star count: 1
5 star count: 8
Total star count: 9
Star rating: 3.6759137353018
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 0
Profile created: Feb 25, 2015
Profile modified: Apr 10, 2023
Profile photo modified: Jul 14, 2023
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Mar 13, 2023
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

Austin, TX, US. GPS coordinates: 30.2687,-97.74520111

Latest ratings of treatments

Breast Lift with Implants (Mar 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
Breast Lift with Implants (Mar 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
Hip Augmentation (Oct 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Augmentation (Jan 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
Liposuction (Nov 2016) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Brazilian Butt Lift (May 2021) – Overall rating: 4/5
Breast Augmentation (Jun 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Implant Revision (Jun 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Reduction (Apr 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Implants (Jun 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Mentor Breast Implants (Mar 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 4/5)
Liposuction (Nov 2016) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Reduction (Jul 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 4/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Smart Lipo (May 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Facial Fat Transfer (Jan 2015) – Overall rating: 4/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 3/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 4/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 3/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 2/5)
Brazilian Butt Lift (May 2021) – Overall rating: 4/5
Breast Implants (Jun 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Brazilian Butt Lift (May 2021) – Overall rating: 4/5
Tummy Tuck (Aug 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Reduction (Jul 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 4/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Implant Revision (Jun 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Smart Lipo (Jan 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5
Smart Lipo (Jan 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5

Latest Prices

Breast Lift with Implants Prices

$15000 – Mar 15, 2022
$15000 – Mar 15, 2022

Hip Augmentation Prices

$11900 – Oct 31, 2019
$11900 – Oct 31, 2019
$11900 – Oct 31, 2019
$11900 – Oct 31, 2019

Breast Augmentation Prices

$60000 – Jan 30, 2019
$60000 – Jan 30, 2019
$60000 – Jan 30, 2019
$5500 – Mar 31, 2014 – US
$5500 – Mar 31, 2014 – US
$5500 – Mar 31, 2014 – US
$5500 – Mar 31, 2014 – US

Liposuction Prices

$3884 – Nov 8, 2016 – Austin, TX
$3884 – Nov 8, 2016 – Austin, TX
$3884 – Nov 8, 2016 – Austin, TX

Brazilian Butt Lift Prices

$7400 – Aug 19, 2021 – Miami, FL

Breast Implant Revision Prices

$8500 – Jun 19, 2015 – Austin, TX
$8500 – Jun 19, 2015 – Austin, TX
$8500 – Jun 19, 2015 – Austin, TX
$8500 – Jun 19, 2015 – Austin, TX
$8500 – Jun 19, 2015 – Austin, TX
$8500 – Jun 19, 2015 – Austin, TX

Breast Reduction Prices

$336 – Jul 2, 2015 – Austin, TX
$336 – Jul 2, 2015 – Austin, TX
$850 – Jul 2, 2015 – Austin, TX
$15000 – May 27, 2015 – Austin, TX

Breast Implants Prices

$6000 – Jun 8, 2015 – Austin, TX
$6000 – Jun 8, 2015 – Austin, TX
$6000 – Jun 8, 2015 – Austin, TX
$6000 – Jun 8, 2015 – Austin, TX

Mentor Breast Implants Prices

$5500 – Mar 31, 2014 – US
$5500 – Mar 31, 2014 – US
$5500 – Mar 31, 2014 – US

Smart Lipo Prices

$3501 – Apr 28, 2017 – Austin, TX
$9065 – May 18, 2015 – Austin, TX
$11500 – Jan 6, 2020
$11500 – Jan 9, 2020
$11500 – Jan 9, 2020
$11500 – Jan 9, 2020
$11900 – Oct 31, 2019
$3500 – Jan 12, 2015 – Austin, TX
$3500 – Jan 12, 2015 – Austin, TX
$3501 – Apr 28, 2017 – Austin, TX
$3500 – Jan 12, 2015 – Austin, TX
$9065 – May 18, 2015 – Austin, TX
$3500 – Jan 12, 2015 – Austin, TX
$3500 – Jan 12, 2015 – Austin, TX
$3500 – Jan 12, 2015 – Austin, TX
$3500 – Jan 12, 2015 – Austin, TX

Facial Fat Transfer Prices

$1500 – Jan 12, 2015 – Austin, TX
$1500 – Jan 12, 2015 – Austin, TX

MTF Breast Augmentation Prices

$7500 – Sep 11, 2016 – Austin, TX
$7500 – Sep 11, 2016 – Austin, TX

Clear and Brilliant Prices

$2400 – May 18, 2015 – Austin, TX
$2400 – May 18, 2015 – Austin, TX
$2400 – May 18, 2015 – Austin, TX

Breast Fat Transfer Prices

$5900 – Dec 12, 2016 – Austin, TX
$5900 – Dec 12, 2016 – Austin, TX
$5900 – Dec 12, 2016 – Austin, TX
$5900 – Dec 12, 2016 – Austin, TX
$5900 – Dec 12, 2016 – Austin, TX

Practice Locations

Name & Website

Westlake Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery – Downtown Austin, https://www.westlakedermatology.com/contact-us/locations/downtown-austin/

Address

327 East Cesar Chavez St., Austin, Texas, US, 78701 (GPS coordinates: 30.2623837,-97.7414077)

Phone

+15126153280

Working Hours

Mon: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Tue: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Wed: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Thu: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri: 8:00am – 5:00pm

Created / Modified

Jun 21, 2017 / Feb 5, 2019

Doctor’s answers

Question

Answer Header & Date

Answer Snippet

What can I do to achieve facial balance?

Facial analysis
Jan 10, 2023

Hello,Physical examination can never be replaced by photos only.
That said, jawline, chin, and cheek volumization would help you achieve greater balance. A ‘dense’ filler like Volux would be a great choice for this. I would recommend a bit on the nose as well.
Botox for the platysma and DAO muscles will help with the shadows under the mouth.
Lip filler may help with the volume of your upper lip. You can combine this with some botox (‘lip flip’) to increase upper lip show. However neither of…

Downturned mouth when talking and smiling – Can Botox help? Are there other options?

Botox works for downturned lip corners
Jan 9, 2023

Botox helps with this version of ‘sad face,’ or ‘mad face’
Treating the DAO muscles (depressor anguli oris) and the plastysma muscles in this are help to treat this issue.

What will recovery be like from day to day after breast augmentation? How soon will I be able to pi

Recovery after #breastaugmentation
Jan 4, 2023

Recovery varies and it is impossible to say without knowing your BMI, pain tolerance, body habitus, implant selection.
I tell patients to avoid lifting more than 25lbs for the first 2 weeks, and to avoid strenuous activity for the first 3 weeks. Walking is encouraged starting the day of the procedure.

Aveli and anesthesia

Pain management for Aveli #cellulite treatment
Dec 27, 2022

Aveli is a promising treatment option for localized cellulite.Most practitioners will administer local anesthesia (dilute lidocaine + epinephrine) solution to the area after it has been marked. This usually gets the job done.I perform Aveli either as an isolated procedure under local anesthesia, or combined with liposuction +/- fat transfer, either under local or general anesthesia.
-Dr. Chike-Obi

Are infections and seroma after a tummy tuck common and what causes this?

How common are #tummytuck complications?
Dec 22, 2022

While every surgeon strives to be the best they can possibly be, the risk of complications from any surgery is never zero.
Potential tummy tuck complications include bleeding (hematoma), infection (major or minor), fluid collection (seroma), delayed healing, blood clots (venothromboembolic events), scarring issues, skin loss, incision breakdown (dehiscence). Overall complication risk ranges from 20-40% depending on what study is being quoted. Risk of seroma formation is in the 5-15% range….

Age 22, possible to create more fullness under breast?

What is the enemy of good…
Dec 21, 2022

Breasts are often ‘sisters, not twins.’ The most common configuration I see is a larger left breast, that has more volume at the bottom of the breast compared to the right, that also sits lower on the chest. So not only is the volume asymmetry, there is also distribution asymmetry as well as positional asymmetry.
In your case you likely had (before surgery) a volume and a distribution asymmetry. Meaning the upper part of the right breast is fuller than the upper part of the left breast…

Age 60, opinions please as I get no results at all from Botox, Dysport, Xeomin?

Primary resistance to botulinum
Dec 15, 2022

It is possible to have primary resistance to botulinum (#Botox, #Dysport, #Xeomin, #Daxxify).This means that treatments with any of these products have never had any clinically meaningful effect on you.The most likely cause for this is that you have developed antibodies to the botulinum protein somewhere along the way. Possibly in infancy. You see, some people are asymptomatic carriers of the clostridium botulinum organism that makes the ‘botox’ toxin.
I suppose it is also possible to have…

Which procedure would deliver the best results to help minimize the appearance of wrinkles in the n

#injectables for nasolabial folds
Dec 15, 2022

Most people will consider a hyaluronic acid filler for the area in question.
For patients who are amenable to a long-term plan, I usually build up collagen in the area first with some #Sculptra sessions, followed by treatment with a Hyaluronic Acid filler like Restylane or Juvederm.
-Dr. Chike-Obi

Age 36, where is best to inject to improve muscle bulge between brow?

Every face is unique
Dec 15, 2022

Every face is unique. The best guide to #botox treatments is to observe the target muscles in motion. That is the only way to determine the muscle orientation before treating.
Good luck.

What are some new breast augmentation techniques that could become more widely used in the future?

New #BreastAugmentation Techniques?
Dec 12, 2022

We haven’t seen anything that new in breast implants in the United States in decades. This is unfortunate.A Costa Rican company called Establishment Labs is working on securing FDA approval for their #Motiva implants.
These implants are supposed to have a lower risk of #capsularcontracture and superior gel and shell technology.
Much farther away from US release is a device from the same company that allows for ‘injection’ of small implants through a small armpit (axillary) incision.

Are there risks with choosing a 300 cc size implant for my frame? 95 lbs, 5’5

#Breastimplant selection is best done in person
Dec 12, 2022

Hello,
It’s not possible to determine your tissue characteristics without a physical examination.
Having said that, the move from 285cc to 300cc is 15cc (3 tablespoons of silicone gel), and is approaching subtle so this is unlikely to change much in terms of implant-related stretch and stress.
That said, the larger an implant, the more it stresses the tissues.
At one point, people used to choose the largest implant that will get them happy. Nowadays, I usually counsel patients on the…

Want lip filler, but I’m petrified of the risks of vascular occlusion – advice?

Vascular occlusion is a real but extremely risk with HA #injectable filler
Dec 12, 2022

Hi,Vascular occlusion is a real but extremely low risk with HA filler. In the last study I read on this (see below), the risk of a vascular occlusion was found to be 1/6000 when needle are used, and much less likely when cannulas are used. 85% of those occlusions that did occur were minor, with zero long term issues.
It is best to speak with an experienced specialist who understands the tools, the products, who can analyze your anatomy and listen to your desires. All these will help minimize…

Feel my top lip is lacking – should I get lip fillers?

Need and Want are two different things
Dec 12, 2022

Lip filling is a choice that many people make. Everyone has a different starting point.Based on what I would expect on physical exam, assuming no surprises, I can’t see a reason why you shouldn’t get a nice result from fillers.
It’s a great way to accentuate what you have; it’s also a great way to change the balance between upper lip and lower lip.
-Dr. Chike-Obi

Can Botox eliminate these forehead lines?

#Botox can indirectly improve some static forehead wrinkles
Dec 7, 2022

For botox to indirectly improve static lines it needs to be done consistently (every 2.5-3 months) for several sessions.
That, and of course a high quality skincare regimen will help with these fine lines.
Good luck!

Question about “roll” under eyes

Bunching of under-eye muscle and skin
Dec 7, 2022

The circular muscle around your eye (orbicularis oculi) has fibers in this area that bunch up, along with the underlying skin.
A tiny sprinkle of botox in this area can soften this, but it will not eliminate the issue.
Addressing the skin and/or the muscle is the definitive fix. Laser, blepharoplasty are two options that may be considered.

Last updated on 11/21/2023