Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon · Dhaka
Restoring formreturning confidence
Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman (Masum) — MBBS, FCPS (Plastic Surgery), FACS (USA)
Associate Professor (CC), National Institute of Burn & Plastic Surgery. Chamber at Central Hospital, Dhanmondi.
MBBS · Rajshahi Medical College✦FCPS — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery✦FACS (USA)✦Associate Professor (CC) · NIBPS✦Smile Train Project Director✦Burn & Reconstructive Surgery✦Cleft Lip & Palate✦Aesthetic Surgery✦
Plastic surgery, in its fullest sense
Plastic surgery is not only about appearance. It is about a burned hand that opens again, a child with a cleft who learns to smile and speak, and a scar that no longer defines a person.
Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman (Masum)
MBBS, FCPS (Plastic Surgery), FACS (USA) · Associate Professor (CC), Plastic Surgery, National Institute of Burn & Plastic Surgery, Dhaka
2015FCPS — Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
About the surgeon
Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman (Masum)
MBBS, FCPS (Plastic Surgery), FACS (USA)
A passionate, hard-working plastic surgeon born in Bangladesh. MBBS (2003) from Rajshahi Medical College and Fellow in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery of the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (2015). Associate Professor (CC) at the National Institute of Burn & Plastic Surgery, consultant plastic surgeon at Central Hospital Ltd., and Chief Plastic Surgeon & Project Director of the Smile Train – Central Hospital Cleft Project.
- 20+
- years since MBBS (2003)
- 2005
- in cleft care since
- 120+
- patient-education videos
- 6
- chamber days every week
Treatments & procedures
From reconstruction to refinement
3 treatments
Acute burns · contractures · chronic wounds
Burn Care & Reconstruction
Treatment of all types of burns and burn-related disability, bed sores and diabetic foot wounds — from the first dressing to reconstruction.
5 treatments
Trauma · hand · cancer reconstruction
Reconstructive Surgery
Restoring form and function after accidents, hand injuries, head-and-neck and skin cancer, and breast cancer surgery.
3 treatments
Smile Train · free cleft surgery
Cleft & Congenital Conditions
Cleft lip and palate, craniofacial clefts and other birth defects — cleft care since 2005, now leading the Smile Train Central Hospital Cleft Project.
3 treatments
Nose · eyelids · facial rejuvenation
Facial Aesthetic Surgery
Rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty and facial plastic surgery planned for balanced, natural-looking results.
3 treatments
Breast · gynecomastia · abdominoplasty
Breast & Body Contouring
Breast reduction, augmentation and lift, male breast reduction, and abdominoplasty for a loose, hanging abdomen.
2 treatments
Scars · keloids · tattoo removal
Scar & Skin Surgery
Scar management, hypertrophic scars and keloids, and surgical tattoo removal.
Signature procedures
Procedures patients ask for most
01
Burn Treatment & Burn Reconstruction
Care for all types of burns — fire, hot water, electrical and chemical — and the scars, contractures and disability that can follow.
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02
Hand Surgery
Treatment of tendon and nerve injuries, and congenital hand differences such as syndactyly (joined fingers) and polydactyly (extra fingers).
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03
Breast Cancer Surgery & Breast Reconstruction
Breast cancer surgery and rebuilding of the breast — at the same time or later — with the patient’s own tissue or implants.
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04
Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate Surgery
Repair of cleft lip and palate for babies and children — free of charge for eligible patients through the Smile Train Central Hospital Clef…
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05
Rhinoplasty (Nose Surgery)
Reshaping the nose for balance with the face, and correcting breathing problems or deformity after injury or cleft.
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06
Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery)
Removing excess, drooping eyelid skin and fat that makes the eyes look tired — and can block vision.
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07
Breast Reduction, Augmentation & Mastopexy
Surgery to reduce large, heavy breasts, enlarge small breasts with implants, or lift sagging breasts.
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08
Gynecomastia (Male Breast) Surgery
Reducing enlarged male breast tissue for a flatter, firmer chest when it does not settle on its own.
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09
Abdominoplasty & Body Contouring
Tightening a loose, hanging abdomen after pregnancy or weight loss, and contouring areas where skin has lost its firmness.
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10
Scar Management, Hypertrophic Scars & Keloids
Improving cut, burn and surgical scars, and treating raised hypertrophic scars and keloids.
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Why choose Dr. Masum
Training, experience and care, in one surgeon
- 01
Specialist training
Fellow in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery of the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (2015), with FACS (USA).
- 02
An academic surgeon
Associate Professor (CC) of Plastic Surgery at the National Institute of Burn & Plastic Surgery, Dhaka.
- 03
Deep burn experience
Managed critically ill burn and plastic surgical patients at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (2015–2019).
- 04
Cleft care leadership
In cleft care since 2005; Chief Plastic Surgeon & Project Director, Smile Train – Central Hospital Cleft Project.
- 05
International exposure
Observed comprehensive cleft care at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London (2016).
- 06
Patients who understand their care
More than a hundred Bangla videos explaining burns, scars, cleft and plastic surgery.
Surgical expertise
Expertise built over two decades in medicine
- 01Burn management and related reconstruction
- 02Trauma and reconstructive surgery
- 03Hand surgery
- 04Cleft lip, cleft palate and craniofacial clefts
- 05Other congenital anomaly reconstruction
- 06Pressure sore and diabetic foot care
- 07Head and neck reconstruction
- 08Skin cancer surgery and reconstruction
- 09Breast reconstruction
- 10Body contouring surgery and abdominoplasty
- 11Scar management
- 12Facial aesthetic surgery — rhinoplasty and blepharoplasty
Featured film
8,000 free cleft surgeries — a milestone for children born with cleft lip and palate
Dr. Masum leads the Smile Train – Central Hospital Cleft Project. In this film he talks about treating children born with cleft lip and palate — free of charge — and the milestone of 8,000 surgeries.
All videos (122)What to put on a burn — and what not to
Cleft lip & palate: the right time for free surgery
Why men develop enlarged breasts — and treatment
Why scars stay and change colour after a wound heals
Plastic surgery vs. cosmetic surgery — the difference
Solutions for a loose, hanging abdomen
Can burn scars be fully treated?
Patient stories
Families in their own words, after cleft surgery
Patient Review: ঠোঁট ও তালু কাটা বিনামূল্যে অপারেশন - Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman - Smile Train
Patient Review 3: ঠোঁট ও তালু কাটা বিনামূল্যে অপারেশন - Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman - Smile Train
Patient Review: ঠোঁট ও তালু কাটা বিনামূল্যে অপারেশন - Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman - Smile Train
Patient Review: ঠোঁট ও তালু কাটা বিনামূল্যে অপারেশন - Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman - Smile Train
Patient Review: ঠোঁট ও তালু কাটা বিনামূল্যে অপারেশন - Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman - Smile Train
Articles
Latest medical articles
Treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate
Cleft lip and palate is a birth condition. With timely, modern surgery children can eat, breathe, hear and speak normally — parents should not panic…
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How to prevent burns at home and at work
Thirteen simple precautions — in the kitchen, with gas and electricity, hot water, candles and cigarettes — that prevent most burns.
Read moreChimerism: two sets of DNA in one person
What if a DNA test showed that your body carries the DNA of two different people? Such cases are real — this is chimerism.
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Your consultation, step by step
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Call the hotline
Call 01556-304153 for a serial at Central Hospital, Dhanmondi.
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Consultation
History, examination and — with your consent — clinical photographs. Bring earlier reports.
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Your plan
Options, recovery, possible risks and cost explained clearly, so you decide without pressure.
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Surgery & follow-up
Surgery at Central Hospital, then dressings, scar care and review visits until you have healed.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Call the hotline 01556-304153. Dr. Masum sees patients at Central Hospital Ltd., Dhanmondi, Saturday to Thursday, 3 pm to 6 pm (Friday closed). You can also request a call-back from the website.
Central Hospital Ltd., House 2, Road 5, Green Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The hospital has its own car parking and is easy to reach by bus.
Plastic surgery includes reconstructive surgery — restoring function and form after burns, injury, cancer or birth defects — and aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery, which reshapes normal features to change appearance. Cosmetic surgery is one part of plastic surgery.
No. The word comes from the Greek “plastikos”, meaning to shape or mould. Stitches are used, but plastic surgeons use fine techniques to make scars as inconspicuous as possible.
Through the Smile Train – Central Hospital Cleft Project, of which Dr. Masum is Project Director, cleft lip and palate surgery is provided free of charge for eligible children. Call the hotline for details.
Cool the burn under clean running tap water for about 20 minutes (not ice), remove rings and tight clothing, cover loosely with a clean cloth and seek medical care — urgently for large, deep, electrical or facial burns, and for children and older people. Do not apply toothpaste, oil or butter.
Scars cannot be erased completely, but treatment can make them flatter, softer and less noticeable, and contracture release can restore movement where scars have tightened.
Adults in good general health, ideally non-smokers, with realistic expectations. The consultation is a chance to discuss what surgery can and cannot achieve for you.
Chamber
Central Hospital Ltd. (Dhanmondi)
House 2, Road 5, Green Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
With a central location in Dhanmondi, the chamber is within easy reach from anywhere in Dhaka. The hospital has its own car parking and is easily reached by bus.
01556-304153Visiting hours
| Saturday | 3 pm – 6 pm |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 3 pm – 6 pm |
| Monday | 3 pm – 6 pm |
| Tuesday | 3 pm – 6 pm |
| Wednesday | 3 pm – 6 pm |
| Thursday | 3 pm – 6 pm |
| Friday | Closed |