Trained in cosmetic surgery, microsurgery, trauma reconstruction, burns management and oncoplastic reconstruction, working alongside the team at Elegance Clinic in Surat.
Dr. Chintan Godhani is a Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon trained in cosmetic surgery, microsurgery, trauma reconstruction, burns management and oncoplastic reconstruction.
He completed his MBBS at AMC MET Medical College, Ahmedabad, followed by an MS in General Surgery at C. U. Shah Medical College, Surendranagar, and an M.Ch in Plastic Surgery at Shardaben Municipal Hospital and NHL Medical College, Ahmedabad. Plastic surgery in India is a superspecialty, which means the M.Ch sits on top of a full general surgical training rather than replacing it.
His experience covers complex trauma care, microsurgery, burns reconstruction, congenital differences and aesthetic surgery. In practice that ranges from an injured hand that needs tendon and nerve work, to a burn scar that has tightened across a joint, to reconstruction planned around cancer clearance.
The stated aim is natural, safe and patient centric results. In a reconstructive practice that usually means the simplest operation that will do the job, a plan explained before anything is agreed, and a written estimate before admission.
The areas his training and practice cover. Each links to the pages on this site that explain the work in detail.
Each qualification below is held with the institution named beside it.
Practical questions that come up when a patient is deciding who to see. Anything specific to your case is settled at the consultation.
Ask your question →It is the superspecialty degree in plastic surgery in India. It is taken after a full general surgical qualification, so the training sits on top of general surgery rather than replacing it. It covers reconstructive and aesthetic work, and it is one of the two recognised plastic surgery qualifications in the country.
No. Plastic surgery is the specialty, and it has two halves. Reconstructive surgery restores form and function after a birth difference, burn, injury, infection or cancer. Cosmetic surgery changes an appearance that is working normally. Cosmetic surgery sits inside plastic surgery rather than being separate from it.
Yes. Say who you would like to see when you book, and the team will tell you when that surgeon holds clinics. If a case would be better handled by the other surgeon, or jointly, that will be said plainly at the consultation rather than after you have committed to a date.
Bring any previous operation notes, discharge summaries, imaging and a current list of your medicines. Photographs of the problem at its worst are useful when the appearance changes through the day. If the concern is an old injury or burn, anything from the original treatment helps.
Ask this directly, and ask for the answer in writing. It is a fair question and a careful surgeon will answer it without hesitation. Some operations are done jointly, and where that is the plan it should be explained to you before the date is fixed.
After examination, not before. The estimate depends on the operation, the anaesthetic time, the length of stay and whether implants or grafts are needed. A written estimate is given before admission, and any insurance or scheme cover is checked with your insurer first.
No, and it is worth having for any large or irreversible operation. Asking for one does not offend a good surgeon. Bring your reports, and ask each surgeon what they would do and why, so you are comparing plans rather than personalities.
