About Cleft Lip or Palate Repair

Cleft palate is a congenital condition and it develops quite early in pregnancy, cleft develops when there is not enough tissue in the mouth or lip area or the available tissue does not joins, this results in a physical split between the two sides of the upper lips or at times may extend to the upper palate as well. The defect can be detected using an ultrasound and can be corrected post birth with the help of surgeries.

Dr. Manoj Johar

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon | Senior Director & Head

MBBS, M.S., Mch.

Works at Max Hospital Vaishali and 1 more hospitals
New Delhi, India

Dr Manoj K Johar is a renowned Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon with over 30 years of rich experience. His areas of interest lies in understanding the needs of patient. The planned execution of treatment based on those needs is rewarded by the confidence gained by the patient & his/her smile.

Clinical Focus

  • Cosmetic and Laser Aesthetic Surgery (Qualified Laser Practitioner, Harvard)
  • Anti-ageing, Plasticity and Regenerative Medicine
  • General Plastic, Reconstructive and Microsurgery

Dr. Anil Kumar Behl

Plastic and cosmetic surgery | Director

MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Plastic Surgery

Works at Fortis Memorial Research Institute
Gurgaon, India

Dr. Anil Behl is an accomplished and skilled plastic surgeon with 38 years of experience. He has excelled in the field of Burns care, complex reconstructive and aesthetic surgeries. He obtained special training in Hand surgery in UK, 1993-94, in Craniofacial Surgery at Providence Hospital USA in 1994-95 and in Aesthetic Surgery in USA in 2000-01. In the armed forces he also rose to the position of the Director General of Medical Services of Indian Air Force. He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by President of India in 2010 and later appointed as Honorary Surgeon to President of India in 2013.

Clinical Focus

  • Plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • Wound healing
  • Complex Reconstructive Surgery
  • Aesthetic surgeries
  • Hand Surgery
  • Liposuction
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Abdominoplasty/Tummy Tuck
  • Breast Reduction
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Gynecomastia/ Male Breast Reduction Surgery

Dr. Avtar Singh Bath

Plastic Surgeon | Sr. Consultant & Head (Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)

MBBS,MS (General Surgery),M Ch (Plastic Surgery)

Works at BLK Super Speciality Hospital
New Delhi, India
Dr. (Maj. Gen.) Bath, MBBS., MS (general surgery), M. Ch. (plastic surgery), fellowship in microsurgery and cosmetic surgery has over 29 years of extensive experience in the field of plastic and cosmetic surgery. Prior to joining BLK, Dr. Bath was head of department and professor plastic surgery at Army Hospital Delhi Cantt. Dr. Bath has many awards and accolades to his credit. Some of these include: national Fellowship in Plastic Surgery (1988) and Cosmetic Surgery (1996), awards by the president of India (Sena Medal-2004, Vishisht Seva Medal-2007), doctor of the year award in 2012.

Clinical Focus

Plastic and cosmetic surgery

Microvascular surgery

Hand surgery

Awards

  • Gold Medal for standing first in Anatomy - 1968
  • Brilliant Student Scholarship - 1969 to 1971
  • Chief of Army Staff Commendation - 1986 and 2000
  • National Travelling Fellowship Plastic Surgery by APSI - 1988
  • Ethicon Fellowship Cosmetic Surgery by APSI - 1996
  • Awards by President of India (Sena Medal - 2004, Vishisht Seva Medal - 2007)
  • APSI Visiting Professor Plastic Surgery 2007
  • Doctor of the Year award for year 2012
  • Set up State of Art Centre in Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt and BLK Super specialty Hospital
  • First in country to start calvarial bone grafting procedures, comprehensive management of arteriovenous malformations and new modalities of treatment of tendon injuries of hand
  • President Association of Plastic Surgeons of India - Delhi Chapter (2002-04)

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Dr. Prateek Arora

Plastic and cosmetic surgery | Associate Director

MBBS, MS, M. Ch

Works at Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket
New Delhi, India

Dr. Prateek Arora ranks among the top plastic surgeons in Delhi and is currently the Associate Director of Plastic and Cosmetic surgery at Max Healthcare group.

The clinical excellence and standard of clinical services makes Max hospitals highly sought after medical centres in the country. Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket is a JCI accredited facility that offers superior quality care to domestic as well as international patients.

Dr. Prateek Arora has been associated with Max Super Speciality Hospital in the Team 'Miracles' since the year 2008.

He has a keen interest in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the face, Cosmetic procedure (non-surgical and surgical), hand surgery, body contouring (Post Bariatric), and microvascular surgery.

Dr. Arora is a member of various medical organizations related to the field of Plastic, cosmetic and aesthetic care.

Clinical Focus

  • Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the face
  • Cosmetic procedures
  • Hand Surgery
  • Post Bariatric Body Contouring
  • Microvascular Surgery
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Liposuction
  • Abdominoplasty
  • Burn care

Awards

  • Max Sushruta award 2018
  • Max Excellence Award 2016-17 for most promising innovation
  • Max Gem award 2015

Dr. Aditya Aggarwal

Plastic Surgeon | Director

MBBS, M.S., MCH, DNB

Works at Medanta The Medicity
Gurgaon, India

Dr. Aditya Aggarwal is an experienced surgeon in the field of Aesthetic and Reconstructive surgery in India. He specializes in Head & Neck Reconstructive surgery, Breast Surgery, and Rhinoplasty. Currently serving as the director of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery at Medanta the Medicity, Dr. Aggarwal has worked and trained in some of the best hospitals in India, Berlin, Japan, and Taiwan. He completed his MBBS and MS from BHU, Varanasi, followed by an MCH from the famous King George Medical College, Lucknow.

Dr. Aggarwal is also credited with establishing the center of excellence in Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, focusing on Complex Microsurgical Reconstructions and the Replantation of Amputated parts. He is an active member of various reputed medical forums and has been recognized and awarded for his work in aesthetic surgeries.

Clinical Focus

  • Rhinoplasty (surgery of the nose)
  • Cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery 
  • Hand reconstructive microsurgery
  • Head and Neck surgery

Awards

  • Conferred with The BR Aggarwal Gold Medal, M. Ch. Plastic Surgery in 1999
  • Secured the Johnson & Johnson and Ganga Hospital Fellowship in Plastic, Hand, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Coimbatore, India, in 2002

Dr. Rakesh K Khazanchi

Plastic Surgeon | Chairman

MBBS, MS, M.Ch (Plastic Surgery), Fellowship (Microsurgery)

Works at Medanta The Medicity
Gurgaon, India

Dr. Rakesh K. Khazanchi is a leading plastic surgeon who has a vast experience of over 25 years in the field of plastic and cosmetic surgery.

He has completed his primary medical education and specialization degree from the reputed institution of the country. He further obtained Fellowship in Microsurgery from St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. He was brilliant in academics and has received Gold Medal by Punjab University, Chandigarh during MBBS.

His expertise lies in reconstructive microsurgery, head & neck reconstruction, re-implantation of amputated parts and treatment of vascular malformations.

He has served as the Secretary General of the 15th World Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS) 2009.

Dr. Khazanchi has been credited for undertaking twenty-two national and international research projects. He has published over 60 research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals and has 4 chapters in textbooks.

Clinical Focus

  • Cosmetic Surgery
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Vascular Malformations
  • Brachial Plexus Surgery

Awards

  • Visiting professor to Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore and King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Gen Sanyal Visiting Professor, 2010
  • Visiting Professor to Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Ethicon Visiting Professorship in Microsurgery, 1997
  • Peet Prize for Best paper presented- “Salvage of Chronic Limb Ischaemia by microvascular omental auto transplantation", Annual Conference Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Goa, 1999
  • Visiting Professor to Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Ethicon Visiting Professorship in Microsurgery, 1997
  • Gold Medal by Punjab University, Chandigarh (MBBS), CMC Ludhiana, Punjab University, 1983
  • Distinction in MS (Surgery), CMC Ludhiana, Punjab University, 1980

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Dr. Dr. Quazi Ghazwan Ahmad

Plastic and cosmetic surgery | Consultant

MBBS, MS(Surgery), DNB(Surgery), MRCS (Edinburgh), MCh(Plastic Surgery), MNAMS

Works at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
Mumbai, India
  • Dr. Qazi Ahmad is one of the best plastic surgeons in Mumbai who has over 17 years of experience in the field of plastic and cosmetic surgery. 
  • He is a highly renowned surgeon for Head and neck cancer reconstruction surgeries and have managed over 2000 cases in his vast clinical career. 
  • Dr. Ahmad has expertise in all kinds of cosmetic breast surgery, also known as mammaplasty, including procedures such as breast augmentation/ boob job with breast implant, reduction mammoplasty/breast reduction, Mastopexy/breast lift, and breast reconstruction after breast removal surgery for cancer treatment. 
  • He also offers services in body contouring procedures including liposuction, abdominoplasty/tummy tuck surgery, thigh and arm lift, along with facial plastic surgeries, rhinoplasty (nose job), septorhinoplasty, blepharoplasty/eyelid surgery, otoplasty, dimple creation, and removal of double chin.
  • Dr Ahmad completed obtained his medical education and specialization as well as super-specialization in plastic surgery from esteemed institutions of the country and has worked at premier healthcare facilities. 
  • He has received Membership of Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS), Edinburgh (UK) and Membership of National Board Of Medical Sciences (MNAMS), New Delhi. He is a visiting fellow at Changung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan and Plastic Surgery department, Tokyo University, Japan.
  • Dr. Ahmad has obtained special training in hair transplantation procedures and is proficient in both types of popular hair transplantation technique - FUT or strip harvest technique and the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE), also called stitch less technique, with specially designed powered blunt punches.
  • He has more than 30 publications in indexed journals and is frequently invited speaker, guest lecturer, and surgical demonstrator in many national and international conferences.

Clinical Focus

  • Breast Cosmetic And Reconstructive Surgery
  • Body Contouring Surgery
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Microvascular Surgery
  • Hair Transplant Surgery
  • Cancer Reconstruction Surgery
  • Micro Vascular Surgery
  • Hand Surgery (Nerve, Vessel, Tendons and bony injuries)
  • Facial surgery
  • Dimple creation
  • Buccal fat pad removal
  • Chin implants
  • Ear lobe repair
  • Burns Reconstruction
  • Gender reassignment surgery (penis reconstruction) 

Awards

  • Gold medal in forensic medicine
  • Honours in 2nd MBBS

Dr. Lokesh Kumar

Plastic Surgeon | Director & HOD (Head, Microvascular & Aesthetic Surgery)

MBBS,MS (General Surgery),MCh. (Plastic Surgery)

Works at BLK Super Speciality Hospital
New Delhi, India
Dr. Lokesh Kumar is a Director& HOD of the BLK Centre for Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery at the BLK Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi. His educational qualifications include an MBBS, a MS in General Surgery, a MCh in Plastic Surgery, and a Fellowship from the International College of Surgeons, Chicago, USA (Plastic Sugery). In his 26 years of medical practice, Dr. Kumar has developed special interest in Cosmetic and Microvascular Surgery.

Awards

  • National Secretary International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
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Dr. Sunil Choudhary

Plastic Surgery | Principal Director & Chief

MBBS, MAMC, Delhi, India

Works at Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket
New Delhi, India

Dr. Sunil Choudhary joined Max Healthcare as a Senior Consultant Plastic Surgeon and is Director - Department for Plastic a Reconstructive Surgery, Max Healthcare and Max Institute of Aesthetic a Reconstructive Surgery at Max Super Speciality Hospital. Before joining Max Healthcare, he was a Consultant Plastic Surgeon in the prestigious National Health Service (NHS) of the UK. He has trained many fellows from across the world hailing from countries like UK, Hongkong, Singapore, Greece, Ireland, and Finland. He graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.

Clinical Focus

  • Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery of Face & Breast Craniofacial Surgery
  • Microsurgery
  • Body Contouring

Awards

  • Max Healthcare Excellence Award for Best Surgical Innovation, 2017
  • Named Most Trusted Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon by India's leading Health Magazine, Prevention, 2015
  • Leading Luminary Award by The Wound Care Academy, 2013
  • Best Young Plastic Surgeon in India 2011, in Brunch. Magazine, India's leading News Daily Hindustan Times
  • Chairman's Award Max Healthcare, 2011
  • Seva Ratan Award, Jaipur, 2010
  • Gold Medal for the Best Medical Graduate from Delhi University, 1990
  • Susruta Award 2018 for Clinical Innovation
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Dr. Adhishwar Sharma

Plastic Surgeon | consultant

NA

Works at Fortis Memorial Research Institute
Gurgaon, India
Dr Adhishwar Sharma is a renowned plastic surgeon with more than a decade of experience. He is expert in performing hand surgery, breast surgery, brachial plexus and simultaneously dealing with head and neck cancer. Dr Adhishwar Sharma did his graduation from MKCG Medical College, Berhampur followed up by MS in General Surgery (2002) and M.Ch in Plastic Surgery (2010).

Clinical Focus

  • Brachial plexus and Peripheral nerve surgery
  • Reconstructive microsurgery
  • Lymphedema
  • Peripheral vascular surgery
  • Hand surgery

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