Ankit  DesaiAnkit Desai, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Jacksonville, FL

Ankit Desai, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Florida Plastic Surgery Group, Jacksonville, FL 322585719.50 miles

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About Ankit Desai, MD

Dr. Ankit Desai is a board certified plastic surgeon and Jacksonville native. After graduating from The Bolles School, he began his undergraduate career at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University studying biomedical engineering. He was at Johns Hopkins until he was accepted into the highly selective Junior Honors Medical Program, an accelerated medical school program at the University of Florida. He received his M.D. from UF, where he served as class president for four years, a testament to his leadership and affability. Dr. Desai went on to complete his plastic surgery residency at St. Louis University. He went on to complete further training in cosmetic surgery and served as clinical faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. dr-desai-surgeryDr. Desai returned to bring Jacksonville state-of-the-art plastic surgery, including facial rejuvenation, breast augmentation, composite breast surgery using patient’s own fat, labiaplasty (aesthetic vaginal rejuvenation), tummy tuck, and body contouring. He also volunteers as president of the Board of Directors for the local Susan G. Komen affiliate and is a member of many local and national societies.

Professional Title

MD, FACS

Top Procedures

  • Abdominoplasty
  • Arm Lift
  • Arm Lift (Brachioplasty)
  • Blepharoplasty
  • Botox
  • Breast Augmentation (Augmentation Mammaplasty)
  • Breast Augmentation with Implants
  • Breast Implant Removal
  • Breast Implant Removal (Explantation)
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Lift (Mastopexy)
  • Breast Reduction (Reduction Mammaplasty)
  • Brow Lift
  • Butt Lift
  • Cervicoplasty
  • Chin Augmentation
  • Chin Surgery (Mentoplasty)
  • Dermal Fillers & Injectables
  • Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)
  • Facelift
  • Hand Rejuvenation
  • Hand Rejuvenation with Dermal Fillers
  • Hand Rejuvenation with Fat Transfer
  • Kybella®
  • Labiaplasty
  • Lip Augmentation and Injections
  • Lip Augmentation with Fat Transfer
  • Liposuction
  • Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty Transconjunctival Approach
  • Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty Transcutaneous Approach
  • Lower Eyelid Malposition - Lateral Canthal Suspension Canthopexy
  • Male Breast Reduction
  • Microneedling
  • Microneedling with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
  • Mini-Facelift
  • Neck Lift
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections for Hair Loss
  • Platysmaplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Thigh Lift
  • Tumescent Liposuction
  • Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
  • Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty

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Board Certifications

  • American Board of Plastic Surgery

Years of Experience

17 years of experience

Education

  • Undergraduate School: Johns Hopkins University
  • Graduate School: University of Florida College of Medicine
  • Residency: Saint Louis University Hospital
  • Fellowship in Aesthetic Medicine

Languages

  • English

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Credentials

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons

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