Nanofat Needling: A Novel Method for Uniform Delivery of Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction into the Skin
Alexis Verpaele, Patrick Tonnard, Charan Jeganathan, Lisa Ramaut
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · 2019 · 143(4) · 1062–1065
Meet Your Surgeon
Dr. Charan J. C.
Plastic, Cosmetic & Gender-Affirming Surgeon
MBBS · MS (General Surgery) · MCh (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)
Fellowship training in aesthetic and gender-affirming surgery, Ghent, Belgium
Surgery should change how you feel — without changing who you are.
Understand your options, discuss your concerns, and explore what surgery can — and cannot — achieve.
The initial video consultation is free and carries no obligation. Any later in-person consultation, examination or treatment is charged separately.
Qualifications
Education & Surgical Training
- MBBS
- Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai
- December 2008
- MS — General Surgery
- Annamalai University, Chidambaram
- April 2013
- MCh — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Madras Medical College, Chennai · Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
- August 2017
- Belgium Fellowship Period
- Aesthetic & Gender-Affirming Surgery
- October 2017 – January 2018
- Additional training — hair transplantation and cosmetic surgery
- Under Dr. K. Ramachandran, Apollo Spectra, MRC Nagar
- 2017–2020
- Medical registration
- Tamilnadu Medical Council · No. 88717
Professional memberships
- Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI) — life member
- TamilNadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons (TANPAPS) — life member
- Breast Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgery Association (BRASA) — life member
- Ghent Association of Plastic Surgeons (GAPS) — life member
A personal introduction
Before you decide on surgery
“Plastic surgery is not simply about changing a part of the body. It begins with understanding the person who is asking for that change.”
Dr. Charan J. C.
Dr. Charan's work spans general surgery, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, reconstructive surgery and gender-affirming surgery.
Two people asking for the same operation may have different anatomy, different reasons for asking, and a different idea of what a good result looks like. So the conversation comes before the plan, and the plan comes before the operation.
Hospitals
Current Hospital Associations
Dr. Charan currently attends the following hospitals.
Sunrays Laparoscopic Centre
Ashok Nagar
B.R.S. Hospitals
Nungambakkam
Radha Rajendran Hospital
Alandur
Apollo Spectra
RA Puram
VHS Hospital
Taramani
Hycare Hospitals
Anna Nagar
Sooriya Hospitals
Oxford Hospital
Medway Hospitals
Your consultation location and, if you proceed, the hospital where surgery takes place are confirmed with you during booking and surgical planning.
How decisions are made
Experience matters. Judgement matters more.
Knowing how to perform an operation is one part of surgery. Choosing which operation suits a particular person, how much to change, and whether to operate at all is the part that decides the result.
A consultation should give the patient clarity — not pressure.
That means a consultation can end in more than one way. Any of the following is a legitimate recommendation:
- Yes. Surgery can help.
- I would recommend something different.
- I don't think you need surgery.
What every recommendation considers
What structure actually creates the concern?
Areas of practice
What Dr. Charan treats
Suitability for any of these procedures is decided individually at consultation.
Breast Surgery
- Breast augmentation
- Breast reduction
- Breast lift
- Revision breast surgery
Male Chest Surgery
- Gynecomastia correction
- Chest contouring
- Nipple correction
Body Contouring
- Liposuction
- Abdominoplasty
- Arm and body lifting procedures
Gender-Affirming Surgery
- Transmasculine chest surgery
- Breast augmentation
- Vaginoplasty
- Other gender-affirming procedures
Facial & Reconstructive Procedures
- Rhinoplasty
- Scar revision
- Reconstructive procedures
Patient information
Explore your procedure
Detailed information pages for two of the procedures Dr. Charan performs.
Gynecomastia
Understand assessment, treatment options, scars, and recovery.
Read more about gynecomastiaBreast Augmentation
Explore suitability, implant choices, risks, and recovery.
Read more about breast augmentation
Aftercare
Care continues after surgery
“The operation is one event in a much longer relationship between surgeon and patient.”
Recovery guidance is tailored to the procedure and to the individual. Your specific plan is discussed before surgery.
- Wound reviews after surgery, at intervals suited to the procedure.
- Planned follow-up appointments with Dr. Charan.
- Scar-care advice once the wounds have healed.
- Guidance on returning gradually to daily activities, work and exercise.
- Where a procedure requires them, instructions on dressings, compression garments or drain care are given beforehand.
Recovery differs from person to person. Timelines given at consultation are guidance, not guarantees.
Training
The Belgium fellowship period
October 2017 – January 2018
Belgium Fellowship Period
Aesthetic & Gender-Affirming Surgery
From October 2017 to January 2018, Dr. Charan's fellowship period in Ghent, Belgium combined aesthetic surgery at Coupure Centrum voor Plastische Chirurgie with Dr. Patrick Tonnard and Dr. Alexis Verpaele, and gender-affirming surgery at Ghent University Hospital with Dr. Stanislas Monstrey.
Aesthetic Surgery
Coupure Centrum voor Plastische Chirurgie, Ghent, Belgium
With Dr. Patrick Tonnard and Dr. Alexis Verpaele
Gender-Affirming Surgery
Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
With Dr. Stanislas Monstrey
What that period emphasised
- Meticulous surgical planning
- Anatomy and proportion
- Refinement rather than exaggeration
- Understanding scars and tissue behaviour
- Long-term thinking
Time spent between operating days in galleries and museums shaped how he looks at proportion and restraint.
Academic work
Selected research & recognition
Alongside clinical work, Dr. Charan has contributed to peer-reviewed publications and surgical literature. Research activity describes academic interest — it does not by itself describe surgical outcomes.
A Novel Method of Intraoperative Calculation in Follicular Unit Transplantation: The Sequential Strip and FUE Method
Ramachandran Krishnamurthy, Balaji K Jaganathan, Ravi Rangaswamy, Charan Jeganathan
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery · 2023
Esthetic Procedures and Surgery in Minors
Book chapter (Chapter 44) · co-authored with Dr. K. Ramachandran
Medicolegal Aspects of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery
Recognition
Dr. Sagar Gupta Memorial Prize
Highest marks in Final MBBS Part II
Plastic surgery quiz winner
2017
Meritorious performance in a prize examination
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Faciomaxillary Surgery, Madras Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital · June 2017
Paper and poster presentation awards
Your consultation
The first step isn't surgery. It's understanding what is possible.
A consultation is a conversation. There is no obligation to proceed, and no decision has to be made on the day.
What the conversation covers
- Your concerns and what you hope to change
- Relevant medical history
- The treatment options that may apply to you, including non-surgical ones
- What the result can realistically look like, and its limits
- Scars, risks and the recovery period
- Whether an in-person assessment is needed before anything is planned
- The next steps, and how long you may want to think it over
The initial video consultation
- Held online, so you can talk from wherever you are.
- Free of charge, with no obligation to go further.
- A video conversation cannot establish surgical suitability on its own — that requires an in-person assessment.
- Any later in-person consultation, examination or treatment is charged separately.
To speak to someone by phone, call +91 91768 77444.
Automated support
Questions before you book?
Our AI patient-support executive is available 24/7 on +91 80980 00443 to answer general questions about Dr. Charan's procedures.
You'll be chatting with an automated AI assistant, not Dr. Charan. Information is general and does not replace a consultation, diagnosis, or personalised medical advice. This is not an emergency service.
Booking is handled at book.vsculpt.in. General questions go to the automated assistant on +91 80980 00443.
Questions
Frequently asked
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Dr. Charan J. C. · Plastic, Cosmetic & Gender-Affirming Surgeon
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