Dr. Chirag V. Mehta, M.D.

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Get to know Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chirag V. Mehta, who serves patients throughout the State of Texas.

A board-certified and fellowship-trained plastic surgeon, Dr. Mehta is affiliated with Regional Plastic Surgery Center, seeing patients at their offices in Richardson, and Sherman, Texas.

Regional Plastic Surgery Center is a state-of-the-art plastic surgery practice offering the most advanced treatments and technology available. Their offices are located in Richardson, Rockwall, Sherman, and McKinney where they offer privacy, safety, and convenience to their plastic surgery patients. Their surgeons provide the latest, most advanced procedures to enhance and rejuvenate the face and body.

Performing all aspects of aesthetic, reconstructive, and hand surgery, Dr. Mehta’s interests include breast surgery, including breast augmentation, breast reduction, and breast lift. He also has broad experience in body contouring surgery, performing the latest techniques after bariatric surgery, as well as cosmetic surgery for facial aging. His specialty training allows him to care for patients with various upper extremity problems, including fractures, arthritis, neuropathies, cancer, tendinitis, traumatic injuries, amputations, burns, and deformities.

Raised in Wichita Falls, Texas, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Trinity University in San Antonio. He graduated with his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine in 2008, and completed his residency in surgery  from York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania in 2013. He then went on to complete his fellowship in orthopedic hand and microvascular surgery at York Hospital in 2014. From 2014 to 2017, he trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.

Passionate about his profession, the doctor is board-certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). The mission of the ABPS is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plastic surgery to the public by maintaining high standards for the education, examination, certification, and continuous certification of plastic surgeons as specialists and subspecialists.

Moreover, he is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Among his professional affiliations, Dr. Mehta is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and a candidate member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, as well as a member of the Texas Medical Association. He has been published in peer-reviewed national journals and presented at national meetings.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories – reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. A plastic surgeon’s primary responsibility is performing surgical and non-surgical procedures, and they use a variety of reparative and reconstructive techniques to get the job done. 

On a more personal note, Dr. Mehta and his wife have three beautiful boys. Outside of medicine, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing tennis, cooking, and is an avid road cyclist.

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