Dr Milind S. Wagh

Dr. Milind Wagh is a qualified Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon with an extensive experience of more than 20 years. He is also a full member of the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the apex body for qualified and trained cosmetic surgeons all over the world. He has been the ETHICON Professor in Cosmetic Surgery of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI) for the year 2010. He is Deputy Editor of the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery for the last 8 years. He is also a member of the Executive Council of APSI. He was born in Mumbai and did his schooling at prestigious schools in various cities all over India. He attended the St.Xavier’s College, Mumbai for his pre-medical Junior College. He joined the Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai for his undergraduate training and completed his MBBS in 1987 with a distinction in Gen. Surgery. He did his post-graduate training in General Surgery at the Nair Municipal General Hospital affiliated to the same Medical College and completed his M.S (General Surgery) in 1991 securing the 2nd rank among all candidates in the Mumbai University examinations. In 1992, he joined the super-speciality course for the M.Ch (Plastic Surgery) degree at the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Mumbai completing the same in 1994 with the first rank in the Mumbai University examination. His teacher and guide were the Internationally renowned Plastic Surgeon, Professor Ravin Thatte. He was immediately inducted onto the faculty of the same department as Lecturer /Assistant Professor in May 1994. He continued to work there until the end of 2005 after being promoted to Associate Professor in 2000. In 1997, he received the rare honor of being accepted as a Clinical and Research Fellow for training in advanced Microsurgery at the world renowned Bernard O’Brien Institute of Microsurgery, St.Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia under one of the finest microsurgeons in the world, Professor Wayne Morrison. Dr. Wagh spent a fruitful year in Melbourne and has several publications in International Journals from his research work there. Dr. Milind Wagh started private practice after his return from Melbourne. His main field of interest in that period was Reconstructive Hand and Microsurgery and he has an extensive experience of more than 20 years across the entire spectrum of this field. Dr. Wagh started doing Cosmetic Surgery in 2000 while still doing a considerable amount of Reconstructive work. Like many fine microsurgeons all over the world, his clinical interests slowly metamorphosed, first towards providing more aesthetic results in Reconstructive Surgery and then since 2003, almost exclusively towards Cosmetic Surgery. His practice is now 95% Cosmetic Surgery and 5% Reconstructive Surgery. The latter entails only complex and difficult cases that he is still called upon to do, thanks to his extensive experience and sublime skills. Dr. Wagh now performs the entire spectrum of Cosmetic surgical procedures from facelifts, blepharoplasties, ear-shaping, rhinoplasties and other facial cosmetic surgeries to body contouring and cosmetic breast surgery. He specializes in body-sculpting procedures, breast reshaping, and surgical facial rejuvenation. He is also one of the pioneers in India for body re-contouring procedures following Massive Weight Loss after bariatric procedures or dietary control. His team of cosmetic surgeons was the first in India to start a special clinic for the same at the Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai. He has visiting and admission privileges at many premier hospitals across the city of Mumbai, including the Dr. L H Hiranandani Hospital, Hinduja Healthcare Surgical, Breach Candy Hospital, Cumballa Hill Hospital and Research Centre, Bhatia General Hospital, Asian Heart Institute and Research Centre, Fortis SL Raheja Hospital and Criticare Hospital. Dr. Wagh has successfully operated on patients from 5 continents and 52 countries around the world. These include several patients from USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Norway, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Argentina, Israel, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Japan and Korea. My Practice Philosophy : Thank you for visiting me online. I would like to encourage you to become better informed on the latest plastic and aesthetic surgical options available to you. I sincerely believe that this is a new era in Plastic Surgery, a very exciting time for all of us. Never before have Plastic surgeons been able to give their patients such satisfying results with so much safety and so quickly. I invite you to experience my personal commitment to your care. I’m here to help you choose, to discuss your options honestly, to explain the risks vis-à-vis the benefits and to guide you to look and feel your best. I would humbly request you to have realistic goals. There is a whole lot that is possible but a few things which are impossible and utopian. Beauty comes from within as well as from without. I can help you with the external part but the internal part, your personality, your conscience, your soul is all YOURS to change for the better. Your satisfaction, enhanced self-confidence, and improved body image is the highest rewards.