Dr. Trussler received his undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Southern California. He graduated Cum Laude and was also a four-year member of the men’s varsity swimming team, where he was All-American. He received numerous scholar athletic awards over the course of his collegiate career. Dr. Trussler went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He was a Dean’s Scholar and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. After completing his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan, he obtained his plastic surgery training at the University of California, Los Angeles and then his one-year aesthetic surgery fellowship at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, where he later began his practice in 2007.
He was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery from 2007 to 2012 where he served as the director of both the cosmetic residency and fellowship programs, as well as the co-director of the abdominal wall reconstruction program. He now resides in Austin, TX with his wife and 5 children, and practices in the Westlake area.
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Plastic Surgeon Certifications
- The American Board of Plastic Surgery, Certified Plastic Surgery
- The American Board of Surgery, Certified General Surgery
- 2023 Oxford University Press Aesthetic Surgery Journal Reviewer Certificate
Awards
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons 2009 Leonard R. Rubin – Best Paper Award
- American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2009 Tiffany Award – Best Scientific Presentation
Professional Associations
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Austin Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Texas Medical Association
- Travis County Medical Society
Hospital Affiliations
- The Hospital at the Westlake Medical Center
Clinical Interests
- Aesthetic surgery of the face including facial rejuvenation and rhinoplasty
- Cosmetic breast and body contouring, including abdominoplasty and ultrasonic assisted liposuction
- Body contouring after massive weight loss
- Breast Reconstruction including autologous free tissue reconstruction, DIEP flaps, TUG flaps
- Lower extremity reconstruction
- Abdominal wall reconstruction
Research
- Biomechanical properties of the face and abdomen
- Comparison of facelifting techniques
- Minimally invasive lower eyelid and cheek lifting procedures
- Clinical body contouring procedures, including the long-term outcomes of abdominoplasty
- Breast reconstruction flap anatomy
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