Dr Sreekar Harinatha, Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon in Bangalore

Dr Sreekar Harinatha is a plastic and cosmetic surgeon at Contura Clinic, Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore. He holds an MCh in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, and a DNB in Plastic Surgery. He is known for his research on gynecomastia (male breast) surgery and has written a book on it, The Male Breast.

Qualifications

He holds two specialist qualifications in plastic surgery (MCh and DNB), so he is often described as double board-certified. He also trained in cosmetic surgery at several institutes and keeps learning through hands-on training with surgeons abroad.

Areas of expertise

• Gynecomastia surgery: lipo-excision, which combines liposuction with removal of the gland. See Gynecomastia surgery
• Body contouring: liposuction of the abdomen, arms and thighs, tummy tuck, mommy makeover and BBL
• Breast surgery: augmentation, reduction and lift
• Face surgery: rhinoplasty, face lift, eyelid surgery and dimple creation
• Hair restoration: Sapphire FUE hair transplant

Awards and recognition

• Best Paper Award, IMCAS conference, Taipei, 2016, for his gynecomastia surgical technique
• Invited to present his technique at the IMCAS World Congress, Paris, 2018
• Medallist in both his general surgery and plastic surgery postgraduate courses

Research and publications

Dr Sreekar has published more than 40 papers in indexed international journals from about 2011 to 2025. Selected papers:

• Male gynecomastia correction by the superior dynamic flap method, World Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2020
• Taking skin tone into account when grading gynecomastia, Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2019
• Modifications to the round-the-clock technique for gynecomastia, Archives of Plastic Surgery
• HIFU for facial skin lifting and rejuvenation, The Aestheticians Journal, 2025

He is the author of The Male Breast, a book on gynecomastia available on Amazon and Flipkart. The full list of his publications is below.

Professional memberships

• Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (IAAPS)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• European College of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery, Dublin (MECAMS)
• European Society of Aesthetics
• Society for Education and Training in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SETPRAS)
• Editorial board member: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Universal Journal of Medicine & Dentistry and Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Frequently asked questions

What are Dr Sreekar Harinatha's qualifications?

Dr Sreekar Harinatha holds an MBBS, an MS in General Surgery, an MCh in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from CMC Vellore, and a DNB in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Where does Dr Sreekar Harinatha practise?

He practises at Contura Clinic, \#3C-950, 3rd Cross, HRBR Layout, 1st Block, Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore 560043. Book on +91 70225 43542.

What is Dr Sreekar Harinatha known for?

He is best known for gynecomastia surgery. His technique won the Best Paper Award at IMCAS 2016 in Taipei, and he has written a book on it, The Male Breast. He also performs liposuction, tummy tuck, breast and face surgery, and FUE hair transplants.

Full list of publications

1. Male Gynecomastia Correction by Superior Dynamic Flap Method: A Consistent and Versatile Technique,

Sreekar Harinatha,

World Journal of Plastic Surgery, Vol.9, January 2020

1. Trend of India’s contribution to the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery,

Sreekar H., Sandeep Dawre, Shashank Lamba, Ashish Kumar Gupta,

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2012,69:2:223.

1. Simplified negative-pressure wound therapy system for skin graft wounds,

Sreekar H., Shashank Lamba, Ashish Kumar Gupta,

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2012 Oct;130(4):620e.

1. Nonshaven Follicular Unit Extraction: Personal Experience, a reply

Sreekar Harinatha, Nithya Raghunath,

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2019, Oct, AOP

1. A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing negative pressure dressing and conventional

dressing methods on split-skin grafts in burns patients,

Petkar KS, Dhanraj P, Kingsly PM, Sreekar H, Lakshmanarao A, Lamba S, Shetty R, Zachariah J,

Burns, Volume 37, Issue 6, September 2011, Pages 925-929.

1. The Morel -Lavallee Lesion: A review and a proposed algorithmic approach,

Dawre S, Lamba S, Sreekar H., Gupta S, Ashish K Gupta,

European Journal Of Plastic Surgery, 2012,35:489–494.

1. Objectivity in plastic surgery training: A trainee’s perspective,

Sreekar Harinatha.,

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ahead of print.

1. Current microsurgery training programs in India,

Sreekar Harinatha., Rahul Shetty,

Annals of Plastic Surgery, November 2013 – Volume 71 – Issue 5 – p 624

1. A Novel and Accurate Technique of Photographic Wound Measurement,

Shetty R, Sreekar H., Lamba S, Gupta AK.,

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2012;45:425-9.

1. Pendred Syndrome with retrosternal goitre- A rare case report,

Uppin VM, Sreekar H, Santosh Patil, Amol Mutkekar, Tejus C,

Indian Journal of Surgery, July 2012, 1-2.

1. Vacuum closure as a skin-graft dressing: a comparison against conventional dressing,

Kiran Petkar, Prema Dhanraj, H. Sreekar,

European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2012, Vol 35;8 ,579-584

1. Primary lingual tuberculosis, a rare case report,

Nithya Raghunath, Sreekar Harinatha, Sreeharsha Harinatha,

Our Dermatology Online. 2012; 3(3): 235-236.

1. A case of vertebral body collapse secondary to hematological malignancy,

Sreekar H., Raviraj Ghorpade, Ravi Reddy,

International Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2012, Volume 4 Number 1, 35-36.

1. Syringe-based wound irrigating device,

Rahul B Shetty, Kingsly Paul, Elvino Barreto, Sreekar H., Sandeep Dawre,

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2012;45:590-1

1. Decongestive lymphatic therapy in postfilarial lymphedema: A prospective study.

Gohil AJ, Harinatha S, Selvaraj AD, Babu A, Tyagraj P, Gupta AK.

Indian J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2018;5:259-65.

1. A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of intralesional 5-fluorouracil versus triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of keloids,

Avinash Prabhu, H Sreekar, Rajesh Powar, VM Uppin,

Journal of Scientific Society, 2012;39:19-25.

1. Chondroid Syringoma with extensive ossification,

Kingsly Paul, Sreekar H., Prema Dhanraj, Shashank Lamba, Sophia Merilyn George,

Annals Of Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 91-92.

1. Jatropha Curcas -Poisoning,

M. L. Kulkarni, H. Sreekar, K. S. Keshavamurthy and Nivedita Shenoy,

Indian Journal Of Pediatrics, Volume 72, Number 1, Pages 75-76.

1. Designing the rhombic flap in relation to the lines of maximal extension,

Sreekar H., Kiran Petkar, Rahul B Shetty, Nithya Raghunath,

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, vol.27 no.3 July/Sept. 2012

1. Purpura following a rare etiology; A diagnostic dilemma,

Nithya Raghunath, Sreekar Harinatha, Sreeharsha Harinatha,

Our Dermatology Online. 2012; 3(3): 231.

1. Reply to Comprehensive decongestive therapy in postmastectomy lymphedema: An Indian perspective,

Sreekar Harinatha, Ashish K Gupta, Shashank Lamba, Mukesh Kumar Sharma,

Indian Journal of Cancer, 2014;51:608

1. Diverse manifestations and management options in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome; a single center ten-year experience,

Sreekar Harinatha, Sandeep Dawre, Kiran Petkar, Rahul B Shetty, Shashank Lamba, Sukriya Naik, Ashish K Gupta,

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, 47:4, 303-307

1. Author’s Reply, Jatropha Curcas -Poisoning,

M. L. Kulkarni, H. Sreekar, K. S. Keshavamurthy, and Nivedita Shenoy,

Indian Journal Of Pediatrics, Volume 73, Number 7, Page 635.

1. Chaperones and Plastic surgery practice in India,

Sreekar H., Shashank Lamba, Ashish K Gupta,

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2012;45:592-3

1. Keloid and hypertrophic scar distribution according to Fitzpatrick skin phototypes in Indian population

A hospital-based study,

Sreekar H., Nithya Raghunath, Ravi Reddy, Ashwin Hebbar, Sreeharsha Harinatha,

Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2014,29(2):309-10

1. Training young surgeons in sectioning scalp for hair transplantation; a simple method,

Sreekar H., Shashank Lamba, Ashish K Gupta,

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 Mar-Apr;88(2):317

1. Single-stage functional reconstruction of the post-burn lower lip,

Prema Dhanraj, Paul M. Kingsly, Shashank Lamba, Rahul Shetty, Kiran S. Petkar and H. Sreekar,

European Journal Of Plastic Surgery, 2011,34:33-39.

1. A rare case of leiomyoma over the nose,

Sreekar Harinatha, Nithya Raghunath, Sudarshan P, V Malmande,

Our Dermatology Online. 2014; 1(1).

1. Career Intentions of Medical Students Trained in India,

Harinatha Sreekar, Raghunath Nithya, Raghunath Nikhitha, Sreeharsha Harinatha,

Education for Health (Abingdon). 2014 Jan-Apr;27(1):64-5.

1. Efficacy of possum score in predicting the outcome in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy.

Sreeharsha H, Sp R, Sreekar H, Reddy R.

Pol Przegl Chir. 2014 Apr 1;86(4):159-65.

1. A case of ruptured liver abscess manifesting with intestinal obstruction,

P. Sudarshan, Arunabha Sinha, Harinatha Sreekar, B. Arunchandra.

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2014;2:223-4

1. Did Sushrutha first describe ear lobe repairs? A peep into the Samhita,

Harinatha Sreekar, Ravi Reddy, Nithya Raghunath, Nikhitha R, Harinatha Sreeharsha.

Our Dermatol Online. 2015;6(4):475-476.

1. General public perception of a dermatologist in urban India,

Ravi Reddy, Harinatha Sreekar, Nithya Raghunath, Harinatha Sreeharsha.

Our Dermatol Online. 2015;6(4):485-485.

1. An interesting case of Neurofibroma of face.

Cukkemane A, Katheria V, Harinatha S.

Our Dermatol Online. 2016;7(4):479-481.

1. The role of Bleomycin in the management of hypertrophic scars and keloids – A clinical trial

Reddy R, Harinatha S, Raghunath N.,

Our Dermatol Online. 2015;6(4):404-406.

1. A retrospective study of 75 cases of splenic abscess,

Sreekar H., Vivek Saraf, Ashok C. Pangi, H. Sreeharsha, Ravi Reddy and Gautam Kamat,

Indian Journal Of Surgery, 2011, Volume 73, Number 6, Pages 398-402.

1. Teaching plastic surgeons how to be better teachers.

Sreekar H.,

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2013 Jan;131(1):117e-8e.

1. The Limberg flap reconstruction – the optimal surgery for pilonidal sinus disease,

Ramu Shapur Srihari, Appaji Mandya Naveen, Harinatha Sreekar

Our Dermatol Online. 2016;7(3):271-275.

1. Adjustments to ‘The round-the-clock’ technique for correction of gynecomastia

Sreekar Harinatha

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6882690/">Archives of Plastic Surgery, <span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27);">2019 Nov 15;46(6):608</span></a>

1. Taking skin tone into account in grading gynecomastia: A new grading system,

Sreekar Harinatha,

Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Rev. Bras. Cir. Plást. 2019;34(2):306-307

1. An Observational Study on the Safety and Effectiveness of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) on Facial Skin Lift and Rejuvenation in the Indian Sub-Population.

Nithya Raghunath, Syeda Sarwath Saniya, Sreekar Harinatha.

The Aestheticians Journal, 2025; 18(5); 19-24

1. Reply to Nonshaven Follicular Unit Extraction: Personal Experience.

Sreekar Harinatha, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 84(1):1

1. A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing negative pressure dressing and conventional dressing methods on split-skin grafts in burns patients,

Petkar KS, Dhanraj P, Kingsly PM, Sreekar H, Lakshmanarao A, Lamba S,

Shetty R, Zachariah J,

Burns, Volume 37, Issue 6, September 2011, Pages 925-929.

1. Decongestive lymphatic therapy in post filarial lymphedema: A prospective study,

Amish Jayantilal Gohil, Sreekar Harinatha, A Dheepak Selvaraj, Andrew Babu, P Tyagraj, Ashish Kumar Gupta,

Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 5(4):259