Training and board certification
Source for all rows: plasticsurgeryjacksonville.com/about/our-doctors/dr-desai-fl/
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Johns Hopkins University, biomedical engineering |
| Medical school | University of Florida College of Medicine, Junior Honors Medical Program |
| Residency | General surgery training and plastic and reconstructive surgery residency, Saint Louis University |
| Fellowship | Aesthetic surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
- Board certification, as the site states it: "board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery," with continuous certification since 2009. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 2011.
- More than 15 years of experience in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, per the bio.
- Lead Plastic Surgeon, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center; Chief of Plastic Surgery at Baptist Jacksonville, Baptist Beaches and St. Vincent's Riverside; former Chief of Surgery and Chief of Staff, Baptist South Hospital.
- Former Clinical Instructor, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Facelift and neck lift work
- Deep plane facelift. The practice page describes repositioning and tightening the deeper facial layers, muscles and fat pads, rather than the superficial layers. It also lists mini, short scar, MACS and S-lift facelifts and full facelifts by extended SMAS and lateral SMASectomy. Full facelifts use general anesthesia (facelift).
- Facelift recovery, as printed. Bandages off within the first few days; stitches out at 1 week; any drain removed within a week; cheek bruising resolves in one to three weeks; return to work after 2 weeks (facelift).
- Price. "The price of facelift surgery typically falls in the $9,999 to $16,999 range," depending on neck work and fat grafting (facelift).
- Neck. Options: submental liposuction through a 3 cm incision; platysmaplasty with liposuction (1 to 2 hours, chin strap 7 days, work within 1 week); cervicoplasty with liposuction through incisions under the chin and behind the ears; deep plane neck lift (neck lift). Male page: neck lift for men.
- Galleries. Facial rejuvenation, deep plane neck lift. Cases are not attributed to a surgeon.
Other facial procedures
The practice offers upper and lower blepharoplasty (eyelid; gallery), temporal brow lift through an incision behind the hairline (brow lift), SmartXide Tetra CO2 laser (CO2 laser), Halo and BBL laser, facial fat transfer and rhinoplasty. Dr. Desai's bio lists blepharoplasty among his procedures.
Practice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | Florida Plastic Surgery Group |
| Main phone | (904) 922-4009 (contact) |
| Southside | 14546 Old St. Augustine Rd., Medical Bldg 1, Suite 407, Jacksonville, FL 32258 (southside) |
| Riverside | 2 Shircliff Way, DePaul Bldg, Suite 635, Jacksonville, FL 32204 (riverside) |
| Beaches | Baptist Beaches Medical Center, 1370 13th Ave S, Medical Office Building A, Suite 214, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 (beaches) |
| Clay County | 1747 Baptist Clay Drive, Suite 240, Fleming Island, FL 32003 (clay county) |
| Location phone | (904) 262-3372 |
| Other surgeons | Michael Fallucco, Joseph Parks, Michael DeFazio, Jacob Rinkinen |
| Website | https://www.plasticsurgeryjacksonville.com/ |
| instagram.com/floridaplasticsurgerygroup | |
| YouTube | YouTube channel |
| facebook.com/FloridaPlasticSurgeryGroup |
Not verified: which locations Dr. Desai sees patients at.