Dr. Bijoy Methil joined as a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Jaslok & Saifee Hospitals in Mumbai which are premier Healthcare institutes in the country. He went on to do an advanced fellowship in Microvascular Reconstruction at the Chang Gung Hospital , Taiwan.

Dr. Methil’s Cosmetic Surgery exposure began since his training in Plastic Surgery & was reinforced with exposure to Cosmetic Surgery at the Chang Gung Hospital, Taiwan, the National University Hospitals & at the Plastic & Hand Surgery, Medspa, Singapore. Subsequently he was awarded an advanced fellowship in Cosmetic surgery at The St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia, where he operated with some of the best cosmetic surgeons in Australia & gained immense knowledge about the art & science of cosmetic surgery. Dr. Methil had a special interest in facial cosmetic surgery, non surgical facial rejuvenation, cosmetic breast surgery & body contouring), head & neck reconstruction & breast reconstruction. He had also been developing a sub-specialty interest in autologous fat transfer, stem cells and regenerative medicine. He always was a keen proponent of using evidence based protocols in Aesthetic Surgery. He was a thinker and presented several papers at conferences. He received the prestigious Kilner Award of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India.

He was a member of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI), The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS), World society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM), Indian Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (ISRM), The American Society of Plastic Surgeons & the Indian Medical Association.

Dr.Bijoy was a passionate, loving, caring, humane individual & surgeon. Unconditional love for his friends and family was his greatest quality and that made him “the pillar” for everyone around him. He was associated with local leprosy centres where he conducted free surgeries for the afflicted. He was a philanthropist and donated to the local girl orphanage handsomely every year on his, & his children’s birthdays. His jaw dropping results in head, neck and breast reconstructions had earned him the respect of juniors and seniors alike at national conferences. His most telling legacy was that he inspired a lot of young surgical residents to take plastic surgery as their superspeciality.

He was an avid trekker, and bikes, were his passion. He had been on several adventure trails around the country having conquered the difficult Sach pass too. Being an experienced biker he had led some of these bike rides with his fellow bikers. The Everest base camp was on his trekking wishlist ,& the Black forest was his biking one in 2018. But, life had other plans; he met with a fatal accident while returning home from one of the rides on 29th Jan ’18. He is survived by his parents, siblings, wife & 2 lovely children Aditya (17) & Aanya (8). He lived life to the fullest and always encouraged everyone around him to find their calling and pursue it. He believed,

Sing like no one’s listening,

love like you’ve never been hurt,

dance like nobody’s watching,

and live like its heaven on earth.

– Mark Twain

Time heals many wounds but his loss will be the defining sadness in many lives he touched. The plastic surgery community has lost a young, dynamic, brilliant surgeon, whose ever helping ways will be missed by his colleagues. I have lost my sibling soul & a friend for life. He is missed now & forever.