--- title: "Dr Sreekar Harinatha, Plastic Surgeon in Bangalore | Contura" description: "Dr Sreekar Harinatha, MCh (CMC Vellore), DNB, KMC 68989: plastic and cosmetic surgeon in Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore, for gynecomastia, rhinoplasty and lipo." url: https://conturacosmetic.com/about-dr-sreekar-harinatha-best-plastic-surgeon-in-bangalore source: Contura Clinic contact: "+91 70225 43542, drsreekarh@yahoo.com" --- # Dr Sreekar Harinatha, Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon in Bangalore ![best cosmetic clinic in bangalore](/contura/pages/202309-1-2.webp) 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 | Qualification | Details | | --- | --- | | MCh, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | Christian Medical College, Vellore, with honours | | DNB, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | National Board of Examinations, 2013 | | MS, General Surgery | Medallist, 2008, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum | | MBBS | 2003, JJM Medical College, Davanagere | | Medical registration | Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) Reg. No. 68989 | | Experience | 14 years in practice | 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](/gynecomastia-surgery-bangalore) - **Body contouring:** [liposuction](/best-liposuction-surgery-surgeon-in-bangalore) of the abdomen, arms and thighs, [tummy tuck](/tummy-tuck-surgery), [mommy makeover](/best-mommy-makeover-surgery-in-bangalore) and [BBL](/bbl-brazilian-butt-lift) - **Breast surgery:** [augmentation](/breast-augmentation-implant-surgery), [reduction](/breast-reduction-surgery) and [lift](/breast-lift-surgery) - **Face surgery:** [rhinoplasty](/rhinoplasty-surgery-in-bangalore), [face lift](/face-lift-surgery-in-bangalore), [eyelid surgery](/upper-eyelid-surgery-in-bangalore) and [dimple creation](/best-dimple-creation-in-bangalore) - **Hair restoration:** [Sapphire FUE hair transplant](/fue-hairtrans) ## 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. ![mommy makeover surgery thigh surgery in Bangalore](/contura/pages/202110-1-1-244x300-1.webp) ## 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](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068177/) 2. 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.](https://journals.lww.com/annalsplasticsurgery/toc/2012/08000) 3. 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.](https://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/toc/2012/10000) 4. Nonshaven Follicular Unit Extraction: Personal Experience, a reply Sreekar Harinatha, Nithya Raghunath, [Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2019, Oct, AOP](https://journals.lww.com/annalsplasticsurgery/Citation/publishahead/Reply_to_Nonshaven_Follicular_Unit_Extraction_.96876.aspx) 5. 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.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/burns/vol/37/issue/6) 6. 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.](https://link.springer.com/journal/238/35/7/page/1) 7. Objectivity in plastic surgery training: A trainee’s perspective, Sreekar Harinatha., Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ahead of print. 8. Current microsurgery training programs in India, Sreekar Harinatha., Rahul Shetty, [Annals of Plastic Surgery, November 2013 – Volume 71 – Issue 5 – p 624](https://journals.lww.com/annalsplasticsurgery/toc/2013/11000) 9. 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.](http://www.ijps.org/showBackIssue.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2012;volume=45;issue=2;month=May-August) 10. 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.](https://link.springer.com/journal/12262/75/1/suppl/page/1) 11. 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](https://link.springer.com/journal/238/35/8/page/1) 12. Primary lingual tuberculosis, a rare case report, Nithya Raghunath, Sreekar Harinatha, Sreeharsha Harinatha, [Our Dermatology Online. 2012; 3(3): 235-236.](http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2012-3-21-primary-lingual/) 13. 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.](https://www.rfppl.co.in/view_article_details.php?jid=12&year=2012&vol=4&num=1) 14. 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](http://www.ijps.org/showbackIssue.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2012;volume=45;issue=3) 15. 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.](http://www.indjvascsurg.org/showbackIssue.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2018;volume=5;issue=4) 16. 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.](http://www.jscisociety.com/showbackIssue.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2012;volume=39;issue=1) 17. 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.](http://www.amsjournal.com/showbackIssue.asp?issn=2231-0746;year=2011;volume=1;issue=1) 18. 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.](https://link.springer.com/journal/12098/72/1) 19. 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](http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_issuetoc&pid=1983-517520130001&lng=en&nrm=iso) 20. Purpura following a rare etiology; A diagnostic dilemma, Nithya Raghunath, Sreekar Harinatha, Sreeharsha Harinatha, [Our Dermatology Online. 2012; 3(3): 231.](http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2012-3-18-purpura/) 21. 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](http://www.indianjcancer.com/showbackIssue.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2014;volume=51;issue=4) 22. 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](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/2000656X.2013.766201) 23. 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.](https://link.springer.com/journal/12098/72/1) 24. Chaperones and Plastic surgery practice in India, Sreekar H., Shashank Lamba, Ashish K Gupta, [Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2012;45:592-3](http://www.ijps.org/showbackIssue.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2012;volume=45;issue=3) 25. 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](http://www.rbcp.org.br/details/1537/en-US/keloid-and-hypertrophic-scar-distribution-according-to-fitzpatrick-skin-phototypes-in-indian-population--an-hospital-based-study) 26. 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](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23894759) 27. 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.](https://link.springer.com/journal/238/34/1/page/1) 28. A rare case of leiomyoma over the nose, Sreekar Harinatha, Nithya Raghunath, Sudarshan P, V Malmande, [Our Dermatology Online. 2014; 1(1).](http://www.odermatol.com/all-issues/) 29. 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.](http://www.educationforhealth.net/showbackIssue.asp?issn=1357-6283;year=2014;volume=27;issue=1) 30. 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.](https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/pjs/86/4/pjs.86.issue-4.xml) 31. 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](http://www.amhsjournal.org/showbackIssue.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2014;volume=2;issue=2) 32. 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.](http://www.odermatol.com/all-issues/) 33. 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.](http://www.odermatol.com/all-issues/) 34. An interesting case of Neurofibroma of face. Cukkemane A, Katheria V, Harinatha S. [Our Dermatol Online. 2016;7(4):479-481.](http://www.odermatol.com/all-issues/) 35. 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.](http://www.odermatol.com/all-issues/) 36. 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.](https://link.springer.com/journal/12262/73/6) 37. Teaching plastic surgeons how to be better teachers. Sreekar H., [Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2013 Jan;131(1):117e-8e.](https://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/toc/2013/01000) 38. 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.](http://www.odermatol.com/all-issues/) 39. Adjustments to ‘The round-the-clock’ technique for correction of gynecomastia Sreekar Harinatha Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2019 Nov 15;46(6):608 40. 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](http://rbcp.org.br/details/2545/en-US/considering-skin-tone-when-grading-gynecomastia--a-new-grading-system) 41. 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](https://issuu.com/paradigminfocom/docs/the_aestheticians_journal_digital_june-25_issue?fr=sOTlmYjg0Njc0MzY) 42. Reply to Nonshaven Follicular Unit Extraction: Personal Experience. Sreekar Harinatha, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 84(1):1 43. 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. 44. 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 --- Contura Cosmetic Surgery & Cosmetology Center (Contura Clinic), #3C-950, 3rd Cross, HRBR layout, 1st Block, Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore 560043. 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