Dr. Lucian J. Rivela, MD, FACS, is a board-certified plastic surgeon based in The Woodlands, Texas, with an established practice serving the community since 1998. As the owner of Rivela Plastic Surgery, he provides cosmetic and reconstructive procedures for the face, breasts, and body, together with nonsurgical aesthetic treatments and professional skincare. His practice emphasizes individualized treatment planning, patient education, attentive care, and aesthetic results designed to complement each patient’s natural proportions. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is fluent in English and Spanish.
Dr. Rivela earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. He subsequently completed general-surgery training at Creighton University and obtained board certification in general surgery before pursuing specialized training in plastic and reconstructive surgery. He completed his plastic-surgery residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston, receiving broad surgical exposure under experienced plastic surgeons. This combination of general-surgery preparation and focused plastic-surgery training established a clinical foundation encompassing cosmetic enhancement, reconstructive care, tissue management, wound healing, and postoperative planning.
His professional affiliations include the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The Aesthetic Society, and the American College of Surgeons, where he holds Fellow status. Public professional information lists affiliations with Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital–The Woodlands, and The Surgery Center of The Woodlands. Dr. Rivela has also participated in medical missions to Guatemala and Peru, assisting with cleft-lip repair and other congenital-deformity procedures. Woodlands Online has recognized his practice as a local “Best Plastic Surgeon” winner consistently since 2010.
Dr. Rivela’s surgical practice addresses aesthetic concerns involving facial aging, breast size and shape, abdominal contour, localized fat, post-pregnancy changes, and excess skin following significant weight loss. His facial procedures include facelift surgery, eyelid surgery, brow lift, rhinoplasty, facial implants, ear surgery, neck lift, and neck liposuction. His breast and body work includes breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, correction of breast asymmetry, tummy tuck surgery, mommy makeovers, liposuction, body lifts, arm lifts, thigh lifts, and male breast reduction. Treatment recommendations are developed according to the patient’s anatomy, medical history, priorities, and realistic expectations.
A central element of the practice philosophy is helping patients understand the full range of available choices, including when surgery may not be necessary. Consultations are intended to clarify individual concerns, compare surgical and nonsurgical approaches, and establish a treatment plan suited to the patient’s goals and circumstances. Located near major medical facilities and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the practice serves patients from The Woodlands, Shenandoah, Spring, Conroe, Magnolia, Tomball, Oak Ridge North, Montgomery, Kingwood, Humble, North Houston, and the wider Greater Houston region. The practice also offers planning information for patients travelling from outside the area.
Services offered include facelift, facial implants, blepharoplasty, brow lift, rhinoplasty, otoplasty, neck lift, neck liposuction, CO₂ laser resurfacing, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, breast-asymmetry correction, gynecomastia surgery, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, liposuction, SmartLipo, body lift, arm lift, inner-thigh lift, post-weight-loss body contouring, labiaplasty, Botox®, Juvéderm®, Restylane®, Sculptra®, Radiesse®, Kybella®, Daxxify®, PRF treatments, HydraFacial, IPL photofacial, Clear + Brilliant, Morpheus8, FaceTite, BodyTite, CoolSculpting, Emsculpt, SkinPen microneedling, chemical peels, laser hair removal, spider-vein treatment, and NeoGraft hair restoration.
📍 Location: Rivela Plastic Surgery, 9191 Pinecroft Drive, Suite 150, The Woodlands, Texas 77380, USA—serving The Woodlands, Spring, Shenandoah, Conroe, Magnolia, North Houston, and the wider Greater Houston metropolitan region.
