Dr. Narendra Kaushik: A life-changer for the LGBTQ

Dr. Kaushik, skilled practitioner of plastic surgery and a confidant for the LGBTQ community, fixes the world one surgery at a time.

The ‘look-good-feel-good’ mantra is proven to be an integral part of psychological and emotional health. Just ask Dr. Narendra Kaushik, an internationally acclaimed plastic and gender correction surgeon, who says — “Today is the era of confident personality and good looks with no functional compromise . Everybody around us wants to look beautiful and feel more confident… anyone can get look they ever dreamt of.”

Dr. Narendra Kaushik boasts a 14-year experience and is the founder/director of Olmec — The Premiere Transgender Surgery Institute in Delhi. His mission is to ensure no individual feels caged by their physical appearance. Topping this list of individuals are members of the LGBTQ community. Sympathizing with their poor position in India’s society he severely criticizes those among the masses who see the LGBTQ as an ‘unnatural, unholy community.’ His stance on the issue has made him a frontrunner in India’s discourse about generating awareness and harnessing support for this community, a feat that earned him the National Citizen Gold Award in 2014 and the Award for Individual Achievement and Nation Building in the same year.

After completing his M.Ch in Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery in Seth G.S Medical College K.E.M Hospital, Mumbai; he pursued a D.N.B in the same field from the Dayanand Medical College, getting his qualification in 2005. From then, he has quickly climbed his way up the medical fraternity, performing thousands of sex-change operations all around the world allowing individuals to step into a new, rewarding life . An expert in his craft the doctor has this to say about the surgery — “ Gone are the days when one could not do anything concrete to ensure good looks…With meticulous planning, expertise, the advancement of anesthesia, and an overall understanding of the subject, the risk is practically zero.”

In spite of his countless awards and credits, being part of leading medical associations world over, Dr. Kaushik remains a grounded individual. His secret — a constant will to attain perfection and effort to constantly improve. At an early age, his father coaxed him to achieve perfection saying “Perfection till the last step”, a lesson he practices even today. Putting this philosophy into practice he greatly excelled in his profession so-much-so that his artistic and innovative skills redefined the field and he became a hallmark for a successful plastic and cosmetic surgeon.

When asked about the lack of Indian-borns getting surgically treated he quickly dispels the ‘lack-of-financial-aid’ nation and the “what will society think” train of thought and says — “That way, all breast reconstruction in Hollywood and Bollywood is unnatural! There are so many females who don’t have vaginas, and we make the vaginas. There are many people with small penises, we correct the penis. You cannot say this is unnatural. The major problem is awareness, not money.” In fact, getting a surgery in India is much cheaper than in other countries. This is why Olmec successfully attracts international patients and greatly benefits the medical tourism prevalent in the country.

Dr.Kaushik’s training and skill far exceed those of his peers within the field and his drive to perfection combined with his aesthetic and artistic technique allow him to keep himself updated with the latest developments in the field. But there’s more to it than meets the eye. He also treats mental health and acknowledges the role of psychology in shaping the life of an individual. In today’s ironic world where foreign citizens flock to India for this private procedure, the society struggles to recognize the needs for addressing this condition — even amongst certain physicians — Dr. Kaushik stands tall with the light of hope as he constantly battles the challenges of society, confronting the social stigmas and keenly fighting on behalf of an entire community struggling within the main community.

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