Shaun Desai, MD; Johns Hopkins Facial Plastic Surgery Center

Shaun Desai, MD; Johns Hopkins Facial Plastic Surgery Center I am currently a full time Associate Professor of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the J

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11/01/2025

Sometimes you just feel like … ☠️

Cosmetic RhinoplastyThis wonderful patient underwent a cosmetic rhinoplasty to help contour the nasal bridge, narrow her...
10/02/2025

Cosmetic Rhinoplasty
This wonderful patient underwent a cosmetic rhinoplasty to help contour the nasal bridge, narrow her nasal tip, as well as subtlety lift the nasal tip. She works in healthcare and so it is especially powerful to me that she trusted me with her face. She is thrilled with her early results so far and so are we. Her nose will continue to decrease in size as a result of the swelling for up to 12-15 months.

inesse Tip RhinoplastyThis patient is a few months out from a   for cosmetic and breathing purposes. The patient was bot...
09/17/2025

inesse Tip Rhinoplasty
This patient is a few months out from a for cosmetic and breathing purposes. The patient was bothered mainly by the shape of the “bulbous” tip of her nose- and in the postop photos one can see the more refined shape. Since she’s only a few months out the nose is still swollen and will continue to shrink over the course of the year, further refining the shape of the tip and profile. We also fixed a deviated septum and nasal valve collapse to help her breathe better.

Modern weapons of war (drones, etc) can leave indescribable damage to the body, and particularly the facial skeleton and...
08/15/2025

Modern weapons of war (drones, etc) can leave indescribable damage to the body, and particularly the facial skeleton and soft tissue. I have seen this firsthand when traveling to Ukraine to treat their soldiers. Just like Sir Harold Gilles, a pioneer otolaryngologist and plastic surgeon found new methods to rebuild the face during the first world wars in England, surgeons are developing new ways to rebuild the face using newer technology like 3D printing implants and virtual surgical planning. This technology was invaluable to our team and our face to face organization when we did these complex facial operations in Ukraine. Thank you for shedding light on these patients, our mission trip, and the technology we use to help them.

This patient had a   to fix her deviated septum as well as a limited natural and conservative   to help remove the bump ...
07/31/2025

This patient had a to fix her deviated septum as well as a limited natural and conservative to help remove the bump on her nose. All rhinoplasties are different and depend on what patients goals are. In this case it was just a subtle removal of the bump on the bridge of the nose.
She is a few months out from surgery and can breathe very well through her nose and is thrilled with how her nose looks. She is still a bit swollen (particularly on her tip) and will continue to heal for 12-15 months.

This lovely patient underwent a revision Deep-Plane Face and Necklift as well as upper lid blepharoplasty. A facelift an...
07/11/2025

This lovely patient underwent a revision Deep-Plane Face and Necklift as well as upper lid blepharoplasty. A facelift and necklift specifically target the loose tissue (skin, fat, muscle) under the chin as well as the jowl region creating a sharper jawline. The deep plane technique also adds some volume back to the cheek region. She is thrilled with her results and we are so happy for her.

Congratulations to our amazing fellow  for finishing her facial plastic and microvascular reconstructive fellowship year...
06/27/2025

Congratulations to our amazing fellow for finishing her facial plastic and microvascular reconstructive fellowship year at Johns Hopkins. She is such a talented and caring physician and surgeon and I know will help touch the lives of thousands of patients in her career.
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Structural Rhinoplasty for Saddle Nose Deformity using Rib GraftThis young gentleman had an injury to his nose which res...
06/12/2025

Structural Rhinoplasty for Saddle Nose Deformity using Rib Graft
This young gentleman had an injury to his nose which resulted in what’s called a “septal hematoma.” This is a rare complication of blunt injury to the nose which results in internal bleeding of the nose and paradoxically cuts the blood supply and oxygen to the cartilage of the nose. This causes the cartilage to die and eventually you get this near total collapse of the nose called a saddle nose deformity. Please remember this is a RARE complication of nose injury.
These are extremely challenging cases and require significant cartilage grafts usually from the rib to rebuild the entire structure of the nose again from the foundation up. It requires a knowledge of the functional and aesthetic principles of the nose. We couldn’t be happier for this young man to go back to his normal life, can breathe normally again, and no one would know the better of what happened to him.

This past 10 days I had traveled to Lviv, Ukraine on a surgical mission trip to help rebuild the faces of these brave Uk...
05/19/2025

This past 10 days I had traveled to Lviv, Ukraine on a surgical mission trip to help rebuild the faces of these brave Ukrainian soldiers. We did multiple fibula free flaps (leg bone) and transplanted it to the jaw or cheek bone (maxilla) to rebuild horribly disfiguring blast injuries to the face. I have traveled and operated all over the world for humanitarian reasons to rebuild faces (South America, India, Africa) and I have never seen some of the destruction to human tissue that these modern weapons of war (drones etc) can do as I did on this trip.
I have learned in the past 10 days that the human spirit when pressed to the sheer limit is resilient. The Ukrainian people are some of the most resilient people I have ever met amid the warfare and destruction. They are tougher than I could ever imagine. I pray for peace for everyone involved there.
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What a fun morning with taking your kid to work day. Patients were more excited to see her than me 😂
04/24/2025

What a fun morning with taking your kid to work day. Patients were more excited to see her than me 😂

Before and after on septorhinoplasty.This patient couldn’t breathe through her nose because of a   as well as wanted to ...
04/07/2025

Before and after on septorhinoplasty.
This patient couldn’t breathe through her nose because of a as well as wanted to remove the bump on her the bridge of her nose and lift her tip. She is super happy with how it looks and can finally breathe through her nose as well!

Meeting of the minds 😜
04/01/2025

Meeting of the minds 😜

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