Jagruti Patel, MD, FACS (retired)

She is Caring! Confident! Compassionate! Experienced!! I felt Comfortable and Secure. The Results; Amazing!! From the moment we met and she Knew what I needed and made suggestions without being intrusive.

I am a 41 year old BRCA1 positive mother of 2. I made the decision to undergo a prophylactic double mastectomy. I faced many unforeseen complications right from the time the general surgeon was doing the mastectomy. Dr. Patel and her assistant Keira Proctor have given me exceptional care and compassion. Along with always being available, even by cell phone, calling to check on me post-op or fitting you in as needed for an appointment with any concern. You are treated like family. She gave me back the confidence of feeling like a beautiful woman with amazing results with my reconstruction, a revision and some fat graphing. Have referred friends to her who couldn't be more pleased with her care and the results as well. The entire staff at Kaya Kalp Asthetics are all professional, caring, and kind as well.

Dr.Patel is awesome and was always available to me for whatever I needed, she is extremely nice and really listened to any of my questions , I am extremely happy with my results! Overall I am happy with my results and would do it again. The recovery time was great and I had very minimal pain, Dr.Jagruti Patel made sure that I was comfortable at all times.

10 years ago at age 27 I got a breast reduction through Dr. Rae in Salem Ma. He came highly recommended and did a great job. I am 5'9 1/2 and was about 140 at the time. My breasts were around a 34 G. I had previously lost weight and got down to a size 6 foe my height using LA weight loss. You would have to go be measured and weighed in. One of the numerous comments made were " I can't believe you are losing weight everywhere EXCEPT you cup size!!" Yeah my sentiments exactly. After I moved I went bck up to a size 10 and decided they had to go., they didn't go away with weight loss and they were starting to cause shoulder pain and slouching. I found Dr. Rae and he did an amazing job. I chickened out a bit and told him to take me down to about a large c/d...remember I was a J at the time !! i bought in pics of what I liked and told him to keep it proportional to my body. I am tall and broad shouldered. The surgery went well without a hitch. I did have drains. I stayed overnight at the hospital. In the recovery room I went into mild shock or something cuz I was shaking so hard the bed was shaking, they wrapped me in warm blankets and I stabilized.  morphine made me very itchy ,maybe was high dose so I didn't sleep. I don't recall even uaing the bathroom and had minimal nurse care as they were so busy with the crazy 80 year old in next bed. My pain was an 8 I felt recovery was sort of slow
fast forward to tonight. I am going to the Czech Republic and wanted the procedure done before I went. 10 years later I am now a small DDD large DD. I have started kickboxing and could not find ONE sports bra I liked so I would wear a bra and a shelf sports bra that was a tank too so i really compressed me. My bra straps were digging in and I was having to shop at lady grace again where bras were costing me 60 + . I had a bra from lane bryant, a sexy one and within a month of buying it, U was already popping out (with no weight gain elsewhere) I decided to go for it and submit it to my insurance and see. I work at a local hospital so I decided not to go to a Salem dr. I wanted to stay at my hospital. We had 2 surgeons here both highly recommended but at work and through friends who new one of them personally I did not like them and didn't feel it would be a good experience. Much like a cook who cooks food with love, I felt the experience wouldn't be good. Usually I don't care about personality or bedside manner if you are the best. But she has competition so if it comes down to 2 great drs I'm going with the one I have better rapor with. One of the drs charges 500 dollars for a CONSULTATION, so that was another deciding factor. I decided to have a consult with Dr. Jagruti Patel in Beverly.  The office is really nice and she has hands down the NICEST staff I have ever met in the medical field  (I work in the medical field so this is something) I got the consult right away and she was aware of me leaving the country so she pushed for the soonest date she could get so she would have time with me for follow ups. The paperwork was submitted right away and when they got no answer.they submitted my pictures and it was approved the NEXT DAY. My surgery had already been booked a month prior in preparation for approval which meant from approval date my surgery was the NEXT WEEK!!! I came to my hospital and when she got there she flies in with so much energy, like 5'4 ball of fire. She right away smiles and gives you a big hug and she gets her marker out and starts going to town, before even getting my boobs she though she hones in on this big mole I've always had on my neck, grabs her marker and goes "This is going" I start laughing amd said "But it's a part me ,you know an original thing" or something to that effect.  She goes "well it was and now it's not going to be" lol or something along those lines. I just agreed, it's just a mole and it clearly bothered her and I really didn't care that much or ever really thought about  so ...go for it. So we get that marked and she goes to my breasts. She told me she would bring me down to a full C but I did ask for a full B small C. The procedure went normal I woke up in recovery much quicker this time round. But when she came to check on me she did tell me my left nipple was not getting blood so she put a vaso dilator gel? on it which did bring blood to it . I got out of the hospital today and she said only time will tell if the left nipple survives. I am not suppossed to take my compression bra off AT ALL or get the area wet until my next appt next week only sponge bath so that will be gross. Inwas hoping to work mon (no lifting) but i dont think I'm going to go to work unshowered for a week!!. In the hospital I was montored every half hour and I only needed one shot of morphine and once i ate clear liquid i was able to go on roxycodone and regular food. I had to breathe in this tube and walk a lap for my chest I guess for pneumonia. They gave rounds of antibiotics already in my IV.
I'm now home buy I can't put pics up yet as ive been told not to bare my breasts amd just check dressings and nipple color...no free flying yet. so compression bra stays on. i cant wait to rip it off. They are def a B small C like I asked and although I am sad I may not feel my nipples. before my first surgery 10 years ago my nipples were super sensitive amd although it came back it never came back fully so it is already a loss I had experienced and couldn't get back. but it was worth it to me and I wish the first time I went smaller. I'm just really scared now the scars freak me out and it is a dif way of aftercare than before so im a little nervous from what i new before. I dont regret it and Dr. Patel did a great job. My lips look really natural now at home. I hope the fat stays , Im aware a percentage can die off. I can't wait to wear lipstick and a sundress with no bra. I can't wait to do kickboxing down the road and be able to wear ONE or any sports bra.

Updated on 31 Mar 2016:
huj i swore i added pics.. guess they didn't take. So it is day 3. This is by far a way easier time than my first. I changed my bandage my self am walking around. Pain killer needed is MINIMAL . she gave me NORCO but I hardly need it. Have beem taking just a .5mg xanax I usually take for sleep and stress. I only take the NORCO when I really feel might need it at night but thats all. bleeding from left nipple....good means blood gling there. still little darker than right but i think Dr Patel will be pleased I think its going to hang in there (god please!!). minimal bleeding , i think everything's still closed. minor soreness. lips still look great so holding hope the fat will stay. minor discomfort in belly button. went to bathroom finallu today...for those of u who have had anaesthesia u feel me!!
will try to get picks during bandage change tomorrow

Updated on 14 Apr 2016:
ok i don't know why it won't upload my pics?! but anyway. today i had my second week update after reduction surgery. at this point i am upping my Dr's stars. i started this blog the day of and after mt surgery and it didn't feel right giving 5 stars for something i didn't get yet ...as i just got them done! so my first meeting was with the NP there who is also wonderful btw i don't know if i forgot to include her. it went well last week the stiches came out except for bottom she gave ok to shower but not rub the area. cool and back to work.
so today was my 2nd week followup and i got the dr and np today. bottom stitches out. i got some really nice smelling cream they make in office which i thought was cool. very spa like, the whole place is very spa like and zen. got some coupons for scars with samples. awesome. some advice on reducing scars. i didn't get in trouble for wrapping my chest with an ace bandage lol thank god. keeping them more tightly compressed relieved the pain of rubbing at work i do a lot of movement on that side NO LIFTING, which is hard but ya gotta do...or i should say NOT do.
good note MY NIPPLE SURVIVED !!! not sure what went down in surgery or how "emergency" like that was for her but thankfully her quick actions saved it! booya ! also shr explained the shooting pains i got. it felt weird like nerve pain and also i could feel my nipples. she told me the nerves stretch but...i don't know i want to be more inclined to say she did a miracle. listen b4 my first reduction i had very sensitive nipples i was maybe a G cup , after that 1st surgert i could only feel them a little and it never fully came back, which is why i wasn't worried about a second surgery and losing feeling (that ship already sailed) but to get it BACK!. the dr told me it would go away a little but i hope it doesn't, honestly i haven't felt them in 10 years. i used to have friends be on "nipple patrol" in lowcut stuff cuz i couldnt feel them if they were out. so the fact i can feel like i did before my first surgery to me is amazing.
if i didn't mention the front office staff then i meant to , they r wonderful. unfortunately one lady who got me in isn't there anymore which is a true shame , for a nurse she was GREAT. she had me on the phone like an hour just chatting about the procedure when i called to book a consult.
i will be taking pics and when i figure out the upload prblm I'll update again.
so recap. healong great, 2 consults, which i feel i can now rate her on.
also I'd like to stress the busyness of these places and drs. i notice some ppl got bad reviews as the dr didnt spend enough time with them. i know we all want to feel special but when it comes down to it remember u aren't the only person in the earth and there are 20 other people who ALSO want to feel special and also have appts. In the end you aren't there to be bffs with your dr. he/she is super busy. not to say u don't warrant personal attention def make sure your questions are answered and that the dr at LEAST sees u once. but don't expect an hour long gab session no matter how much u want to or u like them be considerant of others waiting while getting your immediate needs met. i mentioj this as alot of people seem to complain about this point. i am pleased with the amount of time spent on me, fo i want more, of course , who doesn't always want more time with their drs to think and ask a million questions. make a lost b4 u go of pertinent questions and ask them that way ur needs r met and u aren't holding others up. if u forget don't be afraid to call the office and ask. the dr you choose should have a wonderful receptionist ,it makes calling less painful.
overall at the 2 week mark I'm so happy. i have tried on all my summer dresses and they fit. the dr did express surprise about me wanting to be so small but I'm glad she listened!!! my reasoning was thus , she warned me if i got pregnant etc they may get big again and over the years obviously gravity will take over. this made me think i don't know if i will have the opportunity or want to go thru this again so i need to go small. my second reason was i likened it to ppl who complain they r cold.....i hate that. if you're cold put a sweater on if i am hot i can't rip my skin off. likewise if i go small and want to be bigger one evening for an outfit ...well hello puship bra or cutlets and problem solved but if i want to be smaller well too bad no way to change that. so that is why i opted to take it too a B on my taller big boned frame. also because i don't dress to impress a man or boyfriend it made my decision a no brainer easy decision. i knew what I WANTED and had no backseat driver complaining! and what I wanted was small boobs so i could be comfortable and do sports and wear summer dresses and go braless if i want and fit that bikini and not have under boob sweat (yech) . i thank her for listening and going smaller than a C or a small C we will see. i havent yet tried bras. other people tell you stuff but ultimately it's your body, be sure of what you want and be sure the dr you choose does what you want (without being unethical)
I highly recommend Dr Patel if your in the MA area. some surgeons here (not naming names) charge 500 DOLLARS ...for a consultation!!!what!!. I forgot, also free consultation and you get a really nice folder with info and a pen (I know silly but for me it's the little things)
overall go to a few consults with dif Dr's especially if they are ALL highly rated then it becomes a matter of who u like and trust. for me i already had trust in the nurse when i called for a consult so that first phone call was almost a done deal but when i met dr patel and Keira her PA i was confident i wouldn't need another consult. go with your gut but if you do go for a consult at kayakelp you won't be disappointed. also, they don't talk down to you or make you feel stupid for asking questions. will update next appt. oh on my lips , they did go down unfortunately but she DID warn me that could and probably would happend so the disappointment was NOT with her but just simply nature. i am considering doing juvaderm with her before i leave but im leaving that shelved for a bit. so let everyone know what i decide in that dept.

Updated on 22 Sep 2017:
So my breasts healed nicely. I do think I popped something because I feel the bottoms hang too low but it could be becasue I chose to go so small. Anyway I am updating because I did get the "dog ears" and she promised to take care of them free of charge but since I left they have this new "gatekeeper" secretary who doesn't know me or my situation and I did need a follow up and the dog ears fixed. Instead of asking Dr. Patel if it was possible she could spare me a minute, the secretary keeps saying sorry she's booked til November. Now here is my situation. I don't LIVE in the US. Which seems to be something people here really can't comprehend. So I need to make an appt 3 weeks in advance she says as if duh it is the most normal thing everyone does it. Well. EXCUSE ME for not being able to know 3 weeks in advance mt grandfather was going to pass and I would be literally taking an overnight flight. Or when I was back once before but having no car here anymore I could not reliably say when I would make it. I really I shouldn't have to get my dog ears fixed in the Czech Republic, it wasn't their job and it was promised to me here. Well I don't have plans to make an appt 2 months in advance and buy 1000 plane ticket so she can fix what was promised. I am more angry at the secretary. I told her Dr. Patel knows my situation and is it possible she can speak with her and ask her. The quality of the reception has gone down to ZERO. Would not recommend. Sorry. If I could change my stars I would. I tried explaining I am not coming back to the US.....ever, I have only been coming becasue of funerals and big family issues and now those are over I have no idea when I will be back. Typical of slow minded ppl in this country, she just couldn't grasp it. Nope changing rating

My eyelids were so heavy that it was an effort to keep my eyes opened wide. I had done Botox and it helped a bit, but with age my lids kept getting worse, so decided to have an eye lift. Interestingly, I didn't even realize how much effort I was putting in to keeping my eyes open until after I had the procedure. It is amazing and I am so happy with the results.

Dr. Patel had done a breast augmentation on me and I was thrilled with the results therefore I felt very comfortable about going to her for blepharoplasty. During my consultation she explained the procedure in great detail and gave me the option of having it done in the hospital or her office. Huge price difference having the procedure done in the office as no cost for room or anesthesia. I opted for the office. The thought of no anesthesia and being awake made me a bit nervous, but Dr. Patel has done hundreds in her office. She gave me a prescription for Valium, which I took a half hour before. This put me at ease when she had to give me Novocaine in my lids. After the shot of Novocaine, I didn't feel a thing.



Updated on 20 Feb 2016:
I apologize, there as been some confusion as to what procedure I had. It was a blepharoplasty on my upper lids, which is also know as an eye lift, or eyelid surgery. I did not have a brow lift.
http://www.webmd.com/beauty/eyelid-surgery/cosmetic-procedures-eyelid-surgery
Although my lids were heavy, I was not a candidate to have it covered by insurance. If you are considering this procedure, have the eye exam done first. You may be able to have insurance cover it, and that would be awesome.

I went to see Dr. Patel for my migraines after a friend recommended trying Botox to treat them. Without luck throughout my teenage years and early 20s, I suffered at least one to two monthly migraines that knocked me out completely. I would be calling out of work, making a cave out of my bedroom, taking muscle relaxers to get the tension to calm down and dilate my blood vessels, nausea medicine, etc. I know how to take care of my migraines, but was beginning to seriously lose a quality of life that matters so much. At 25 I was calling out of work close to weekly for a month and having persisting headaches that flared into a full blown migraine with the slightest trigger for over a week at a time. After seeing Dr. Patel since the beginning of the year now, I have had only ONE terrible migraine, which came at the very end of a 90 day period the treatment lasts, so could also look forward to my other treatment soon. Any other headache experience has been mild and manageable where I am not calling out of work, or thinking twice about it throughout my day. I decided to seek Botox for my migraines because obtaining a treatment every 90 days instead of committing to a daily pill or trying a bunch of pharmaceuticals every day was much more doable for me. Taking a daily pill was a struggle while taking classes and working 60 hour weeks. Botox provided a great alternative not only frequency wise, but it works. Dr. Patel addressed this by starting at a lower dose and offering additional units within a period of time if need be. She checks in at each appointment to also track my symptoms, which have been great! She is a plastic surgeon but was very confident in discussing my symptoms of migraines and addressed this serious medical issue for me above and beyond my expectations.
Dr. Patel from start to finish was very thorough with making sure I understood my treatment. Her conversation, energy and bedside manner with me is always enjoyable. Dr. Patel's physician assistant Kiera is also a joy to have when I go for my appointments. I loved my experience with Dr. Patel with the Botox and was also curious about some small lip injections to just "spruce" myself up a bit..just to try it. Dr. Patel has completed this procedure twice for me and my lips remain VERY natural appearing where I get complimented on my appearance, but no one can tell, which is perfect. During this, Dr. Patel also got Kiera for another professional opinion and worked together. Dr Patel and Kiera work as an incredibly efficient team offering two professional opinions enhancing my experience completely. Aside from Dr. Patel's medical knowledge, her office is just an all round good experience- it is extremely comfortable with classy decor, very accessible to get to and all of the staff are wonderful from beginning to end of your appointment. I am so happy with my migraine treatments and lip injections. I feel better and look better.

Hi, I had breast cancer a few years ago...stage 2b. 12 lympnodes removed. With that said, I had a lumpectomy with 3 tumors removed. It left my left breast a couple years later, with a dent and my right breast where the cancer was, was higher by two inches. I just had the microfat grafting and am happy to say it is covered under the cancer law (i.e. free!!) I was thrilled to hear that and just decided to have it done. I am on day two in recovering right now. I am in pain but vicodin is helping. I am hoping and praying it comes out great. I had an extra size added to my breasts, figured if I was going to do this, might as well. Also had left breast lifted. I am very excited to see the final result and was wondering if anyone knows how long this pain will take to go away where I can touch my breasts. They are obviously very sore being the second day out of surgery. Any info. would help peeps! :) Thank you very much. By the way, my dr. Patel was awesome and took four hours.

I had juvederm injected into the tear trough 4 weeks ago. I was only trying to freshen up before a trip to cancun. BIG MISTAKE. I look horrible! I have had horrible swelling and puffiness. The bags I was trying to fix look twice as big. I also got bruising that hasnt gone away. I'm so upset. I keep looking at old pictures wondering what possessed me to do this to begin with.

I went to a well respected doctor with great credentials. She has since prescribed tri-luma for the bruising but all that did was irritate my skin and made it worse cause now I'm not only bruised and swollen, but red and irritated to. Not sure what to do next.

Not many reviews can lead to a decent amount of “stars” on this site. Not a big reputation and has really messed up myself along with a friend of mine. Would not recommend! Extremely dissatisfied with awful results and very unprofessional.

I am post op 4 days. My stomach was never horrible and the stretch marks didn't bother me, it was the bulge after I was dressed. I was alway small and I found myself wearing big clothes to hide this. My breasts have always been 2 different sizes so I decided to fix those also. Surgery was 5 hours long and I woke up nauseous. I didn't vomit but dry heaving killed me. I stood in the hospital 2 nights when I didn't have to stay in for any at all. I have yet to really see anything. I know my 2 implants are 120cc size difference. I asked to be a small c (I was a D before).. We will see my results Monday thus far!

Updated on 16 Nov 2015:
So today I went for my post op appointment and I've been an emotional rollar coaster since. The outcome so far looks great. The shower was the best shower of my life! I found out that I have staples at the end on my hips and I'm very swollen. Taking the tape off literally tore my skin off so I'm in so much pain now.. So uncomfortable.. But here's a pic!

Updated on 19 Nov 2015:
Day 9 and I'm still not anywhere close to myself.. I can't stand straight and it's really bothering me.. I hate these drains more then anything.. It's like I am in jail and have shackles. I can't just shower and come out and get dressed, I need to worry about the drains. Monday can't come soon enough. I don't regret it but I wouldn't do it again.. If anything ever needs to be done wth my implants, there comming out. I would not exchange them. I hate plastic surgery and he recovery.. I'm sick of asking everyone for help and not being there for my kids and husband.

Updated on 22 Nov 2015:
Today was rough.. My drain is literally pulling on my skin. It looks like my skin is ripped and I almost went to the er to have it taken out. I texted my doc and she told me to wait till tomorrow(which was my origina appt anyways) and to put bacitracin and gauze on it for now. I layed on the couch for 85% of the day and tomorrow I will as well.. My appt is at 3 but I am going to call and see if I can get in earlier..

Updated on 23 Nov 2015:
I get my drains out!! I called as soon as they opened and they had an appt for me at 10!!! I'm in the office waiting now!! So excited!

Updated on 23 Nov 2015:
There out!! It was [RS bleep] horrible!! I felt better as soon as I stood up! Just back to focusing on my posture.. Now I'm nervous that my stitches are out and my wound will open ???? it never ends!!

Updated on 26 Nov 2015:
Last night I had a scare.. I had some yellow discharge comming from the middle of my tummy incision.. I called the dr and they said a little is fine to put bacitracin on it and gauze.. I think I over did myself today.. I washed floors! I have a Hoover floor washer so it's not like I had to scrub, but had to move it back and fourth. I'm going to take it easy for the rest of the day.. Still not standing straight but maybe a tiny bit better.. I drove my kids to school yesterday and I felt like a jerk walking in hunched back but everyone was super nice and didn't make me feel uncomfortable! I was so happy to bring them!

Updated on 29 Nov 2015:
I'm getting discouraged.. I still can't stand straight almost 3 weeks later. My back is so sore and I can't go into stores because my back hurts so fast and I look like a fool

Updated on 30 Nov 2015:
So last night I layed on the floor with my feet on an ottoman and it really helped my back! I'm not completely straight but straighter!!! I've been taking the kids out in the am to get out for a ride. Just to dunks or anywhere with a drive thru. They are usually really great for me but today my 1 year old wouldn't get in his seat. I had to lift him a little which makes me mad and I hope I didn't damage anything.. My back is realy sore but I have been non stop all morning. I don't think it's from lifting. It's not his fault, he doesn't understand I can't lift him. I am kinda feeling myself again.. I have so much I wanna do, make my bed, put clothes away, but I think I've done enough cleaning for the day and will relax until my back has some relief

Updated on 1 Dec 2015:
3 weeks today and I still can't stand straight! Can anyone let me know if they have had the same issue for this long. I feel like it's absolutely not normal. People who have gotten surgery after me on here are already standing straight.. This just doesn't seem right..

Updated on 7 Dec 2015:
I am officially 4 weeks tomorrow.. I am straighter but not completely.. I have an appt in Thursday but I think I have some necrosis going on.. After surgery they put a gauze roll in the middle of my abs and it caused a scab, the whole thing didn't heal and now it looks funky. I texted it to my dr, never asking what it was or anything, just looking to see if I needed to be seen sooner and she said it was fine to keep putting my cream on it.. She answered me back right away! She's so great!! I'm not even mad whatever it is.. I can't change it, it is what it is...

Updated on 6 Jan 2016:
I'm 8 weeks and a day now and I wanted to share my experience with embrace scar solution. I heard about it on here and even tho it's expensive. I gave it a try. I should use 3 strips at a time but the price is so high, I left out with ever 2 didn't cover. The difference is amazing. I needed to share this because I'm ligit going to order more after I compared the pics of the spots with embarace and without it

Updated on 28 Jan 2016:
Sneezing and coughing will be the death of me.. Does it still bother anyone else? I'm almost 3 months out

Updated on 6 Mar 2018:
2 years later and i did not get the results i expected.. you can see for yourself, the scar above my belly button is discouraging and wth is that under my boobs.. my abs look crazy weird.. i hate my stomach and wish i didn’t do it or atleast did more research

Updated on 24 Jul 2020:
Dr. Patel comes off as an amazing person. I am not doubting she isn’t, but my experience over the years has been far from what i expected. Maybe out of office she’s great but in office, i would never step foot in again. The anxiety she has given me over the years and lies are too many to count. It’s taken me years to have the courage to tell me story, my true story, and here i am today doing just that. I’m always nervous to make someone feel bad, but jagruti Patel did not care about my satisfaction. She cares about her pocket. The help she tried giving me was cutting all sorts of corners, in office lipo with some laughing gas she was trying out from a vendor, threads for my scar that a vendor was using me to show her how to do and how it improves scars. When there was no vendors in office, she would make me wait and hand me scar cream to use. She bought my time to shut me up for as long as possible. Idk if it’s too late to take action against her but you can bet your ass I’m trying!! Legally idk what else i should say because there are many shady things she has done that i am not sure if i should mention now, but Patel no longer can practice in the state of Massachusetts. I’m not sure why but i can only imagine it’s a case similar to mine.