Dr. Viral Desai

Dr Viral Desai is a plastic and cosmetic surgeon in Mumbai whose site says he has a special focus on hair restoration 2. He founded CPLSS (Cosmetic Plastic & Laser Super Specialities), a clinic on the third floor above Sarla Hospital in Santacruz (West), Mumbai 1. The site also mentions a clinic in Pune 1. His bio lists an MBBS and an M.Ch in Plastic Surgery from the University of Mumbai, a DNB, and a fellowship at Singapore General Hospital 2. The site describes him as a hair transplant surgeon, and hair transplant is the first service it lists, but the practice also offers face, breast and body surgery 1. It says he runs a training academy at CPLSS and has trained over 700 doctors since 2003 2.

The site lists FUE, FUT and a method it calls NHDT, along with beard, eyebrow and long hair transplants, hair restoration for women, PRP, GFC, exosome therapy and scalp micropigmentation 1. The hair transplant page says NHDT was developed with Dr Vekris' Advanced Hair Clinics in Europe 3. It describes extraction with a disposable tool of 1 mm or less and direct implantation with an implanter, without prior incisions 3. The clinic says no shaving is needed and that a session usually takes 6 to 8 hours 3. It says the NHDT procedure is performed from start to finish by medical doctors 3. The site does not say how the work is split between Dr Desai and the other doctors. The clinic offers a 3D simulation of the planned hairline before surgery 1.

The clinic does not publish its own prices and says pricing is given at consultation 1. Financing is offered 1.

The site says patients consult with Dr Desai or a doctor from his team, and that a photo can start the evaluation 6. An online consultation is offered 1. The hair transplant page gives aftercare steps, including a gentle first wash after 48 hours and a follow-up appointment in the first week 3. CPLSS describes itself as a day-care and inpatient centre with two operating theatres and an intensive care unit 4.

The Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons, India (AHRS India) lists him as member P/56/2018, at the same Santacruz building 8. Since 2016, AHRS India has limited membership to surgeons with set qualifications, such as an M.Ch in plastic surgery or an MS in general surgery 9. His site also says he is a member of ISHRS, ISAPS and IMCAS 1.