Dr. Pratap Duggirala named among Vijayawada’s top plastic surgeons

ThreeBestRated® recognized Pratap Hospital founder Dr. Pratap Duggirala as one of the top three plastic surgeons in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The honor spotlights his reconstructive and cosmetic work, his patient-care approach, and the growing demand for plastic surgery in India.

Why it matters: - ThreeBestRated® named Dr. Pratap Duggirala of Pratap Hospital among the top 3 plastic surgeons in Vijayawada. - The recognition highlights both cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery in a city where demand for the specialty is growing. - Dr. Duggirala’s work spans complex reconstruction, burns, hand injuries and aesthetic procedures.

What happened: - ThreeBestRated® honoured Dr. Pratap Duggirala as one of Vijayawada’s highest-rated plastic surgeons. - The recognition was based on quality care, patient satisfaction and professional integrity. - Dr. Duggirala said some patients have come to him after seeing his ThreeBestRated® rating. - He said the platform conducts its own survey, does not charge practitioners and does not need to be approached by doctors.

The details: - Dr. Duggirala holds an MS in General Surgery and an MCh in Plastic Surgery. - He secured All India Rank 2 in the MCh Plastic Surgery entrance examination. - He completed his MBBS, then chose General Surgery before moving into plastic and reconstructive surgery. - Dr. Duggirala said plastic and reconstructive surgery appealed to him because it covers procedures from head to toe. - He is General Secretory of APRAS Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 2026-28. - He is an Executive Committee Member of APRAS for 2024-26. - Dr. Duggirala is an international member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in the US. - He has received India’s Best Doctors Award for Excellence in Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery in Andhra Pradesh. - He is invited to speak and demonstrate live surgeries at national plastic surgery conferences. - He has more than 15 years of surgical experience. - He has been involved in more than 10,000 procedures. - His practice covers reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery. - He said cosmetic surgery is only a small part of plastic surgery. - He cited burns, cleft lip and palate, hand replantation and finger replantation as part of the specialty. - Dr. Duggirala said managing patient expectations is a major challenge because social media can create unrealistic hopes. - He said his team explains what is realistically possible and avoids overpromising. - He compared the approach to promising a 3-storey house when a 4-storey house could be built, rather than disappointing a patient with inflated expectations. - In 2015, he treated a woman who had lost her upper limb above the elbow in a road accident. - The patient arrived at about 10:30 p.m., and surgery continued in stages until about 3 p.m. the next day. - Dr. Duggirala said the case was the first, and as far as he knows still the only, successful above-elbow replantation in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. - He completed his MCh in Plastic Surgery at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi. - He later joined NRI Medical College in Andhra Pradesh and helped establish the Department of Plastic Surgery. - He currently serves as Professor and Head of the Department there. - Dr. Duggirala said he wanted to build a complete institute of plastic surgery where cosmetic surgery and replantation could be offered under one roof. - That vision led to Pratap Hospital, which focuses primarily on plastic and reconstructive surgery. - Pratap Hospital was designed as a 50- to 100-bed hospital centered on plastic and cosmetic surgery. - The hospital’s core services include abdominal liposuction, gynecomastia surgery, hair transplantation, Botox, dermal fillers, hand injury surgery and burn injury care. - Dr. Duggirala said the hospital has invested more than ₹1 crore in liposuction equipment. - He pointed to new laser systems and advances in liposuction technology, including suction-assisted, power-assisted and laser-assisted techniques. - He expects aesthetic plastic surgery to grow sharply in India over the next 5 to 10 years. - He said reconstructive surgery will remain essential for burns, hand injuries and other complex conditions. - More information is available at the company’s announcement. - Dr. Pratap Duggirala can also be followed on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Between the lines: - The recognition and Dr. Duggirala’s comments show how plastic surgery is increasingly viewed as both a reconstructive and aesthetic specialty. - His emphasis on realistic expectations reflects a broader tension in cosmetic medicine, where social-media-driven demand can outpace what surgery can safely deliver. - The above-elbow replantation case underscores how specialized reconstructive care can determine whether a severely injured patient regains function.

What's next: - Dr. Duggirala expects more patients, more investment in technology and more demand for aesthetic procedures across India. - Pratap Hospital is positioned to benefit if Vijayawada and nearby markets continue to expand their use of plastic surgery services. - Reconstructive work is likely to remain a core need alongside cosmetic growth, especially for trauma and burn care.