Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgeon (DNB) · M.Ch., The M. S. University of Baroda
A Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgeon practising in Gujarat across cosmetic, hair restoration and reconstructive work, with 22+ years of practice, the largest replantation and microvascular volume of his cohort in the region, and 90+ surgeons personally trained.
Dr. Ashutosh Shah is a Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgeon practising in Gujarat, in cosmetic plastic surgery, hair transplant surgery and reconstructive surgery. With more than 22 years of surgical experience, he works across aesthetic surgery, advanced hair restoration, diabetic foot reconstruction and surgical education, and speaks at national and international conferences.
Most plastic surgeons build a career in one half of the specialty. Reconstruction and cosmetic surgery both demand deep, separate training, and a reconstructive surgeon is not automatically a cosmetic one, or the reverse. Dr. Shah practises both, which is an uncommon combination in India.
He is a reconstructive microvascular surgeon in Gujarat, with the highest volume of replantations and microvascular procedures of his cohort. He treats burns, post trauma and post cancer defects, and congenital conditions including cleft lip and palate, hypospadias and microtia, alongside cosmetic dermatology, lasers and anti ageing work including thread lift, botulinum toxin and fillers.
Reconstructive work sits under the specialty pillars, congenital, burns, trauma, microsurgery, oncologic and chronic wounds, each with its own treatment pages.
Dr. Shah is a national and international faculty speaker at conferences, workshops and academic platforms, lecturing on cosmetic surgery, hair transplant surgery, diabetic foot management, medico legal safety and aesthetic practice development.
Through his hands on hair transplant workshops he has personally trained more than 90 plastic surgeons and doctors from across India, among the most practical advanced training programmes for hair restoration in the country.
His commitment to teaching led to Elegance Vidhyalaya, a platform for skill enhancement, surgical workshops, aesthetic training and mentorship, alongside his work on practical guidelines and protocols suited to the Indian clinical setting, particularly in cosmetic surgery and diabetic foot care.
Board certification is the single most useful credential when you are researching a plastic surgeon. It shows the doctor completed the required training, demonstrated clinical skill and continues to meet the certifying board's standards. To hold DNB certification a surgeon must clear a qualifying examination and only then sit the oral certification exam.
Plastic surgeons spend their residency handling tissue and learning anatomy at a level other specialties do not, which is why their scars tend to be finer and their operations gentler on the body, even in purely reconstructive work. Before you choose anyone, check the degree, the association membership, the transparency about complications, and the results.
In consultation, Dr. Shah gives an honest view of what surgery can and cannot achieve, and will not recommend a procedure unless it is genuinely the best option for you.
Two Surat centres, Adajan and Vesu, with dedicated theatres, day care recovery and a resident support team.
Elegance Clinic exists to craft confidence and restore function through personalised care, every procedure a deliberate blend of art and medical science, in a place where healing feels like home.
Your journey is handled with discretion and the highest standard of medical ethics, honest expectations, written estimates, and a surgeon who tells you when not to operate.
Much of the practice arrives by referral, from hospitals across South Gujarat for trauma and limb salvage, and from patients who send their families back.
These are the questions patients ask before their first visit. If yours is not here, send it on WhatsApp and the team will reply, usually the same day.
Ask your question →Call or WhatsApp the clinic numbers on this site, or use the appointment form on the contact page. Consultations run six days a week at both centres, by appointment.
Any reports, imaging, discharge summaries and a list of current medicines. For wounds, scars or deformities, photographs taken in daylight over time are genuinely useful.
A standard consultation fee applies and is payable at reception. It covers examination, photographs where relevant and a written plan, and is adjusted against the procedure in most cases where surgery is booked.
Yes. Bring the existing plan, reports and imaging. You will get an honest view of the options, including agreement with the original plan where it is the right one.
Check the degree and board certification, ask about experience in your specific procedure, and notice whether risks and limitations are discussed openly. A surgeon who tells you when not to operate is a good sign.
Yes, routinely. Send photographs and reports on WhatsApp first, and you will receive a written plan, expected stay and cost band before travelling, with investigations scheduled for arrival day.
Yes, and it usually helps, particularly for children, elderly patients and anyone deciding about a major operation. Bring the person who will be helping with care at home.
