Dr. Rai performs cosmetic surgery in a state-of-the-art private surgical centre in Vancouver with fully credentialed anaesthetists and nursing staff. Dr. Rai also has hospital privileges at Eagle Ridge Hospital and Royal Columbian Hospital. His support team – Sylvia, Leah, Kim and Linda – are committed to providing the highest quality care with an emphasis on total privacy and confidentiality.

Dr. Rai performs a variety of body contouring procedures including Tummy Tucks and Ultrasonic-assisted Liposuction. Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) is a major plastic surgical procedure that is used to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen, as well as to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall. A secondary benefit of a tummy tuck is a conservative thigh lift, which will further enhance your body image.

Dr. Rai uses the power assisted liposuction (PAL) technique for contouring the body smoothly. The PAL technique is considered a more gentle approach because it involves using a suction tube that vibrates to loosen the fat cells. Advantages of this approach include less swelling and bruising, as well as a quicker recovery time. Regular liposuction is also performed in some areas of the face and for body contouring surgery. Please visit www.cosmeticsurgery-bc.com to view body contouring before and after photos.

Dr. Rai is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and has been B.C. Board Certified in Plastic Surgery since 1975. He has also been American Board Certified in Plastic Surgery since 1977. Dr. Rai is a member of the following organizations:

* Canadian Society for Aesthetic (Cosmetic) Plastic Surgery
* Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons
* American Society of Plastic Surgeons
* American Association of Plastic Surgeons
* International Society of Plastic Surgeons

From 1989 to 1999, Dr. Rai was Chief of Surgery for the Simon Fraser Health Region, as well as the Chief of the Department of Plastic Surgery from 1983 to 1999. He is also the past president of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Rai is frequently asked to speak at educational symposiums and his work has been published extensively. He is proud to be actively involved in Operation Rainbow Canada, which Dr. Rai founded in 1998 as a non-profit medical organization of physicians who donate their services to undeveloped third world countries. The organization has helped nearly 1,800 children in Cambodia, India, Lebanon, Mexico and the Philippines, providing them with reconstructive cleft-lip and cleft-palate surgery.