Plastic Surgery
Dr. Adel Quttainah
Consultant Plastic Surgeon & CMO
Doctor Information
Last update Jul 7, 2026About
Dr. Adel Quttainah is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon and the founder of Quttainah Medical Center in Kuwait. He completed his medical degree at University College Cork, Ireland, followed by a plastic surgery residency at McMaster University and fellowships in microsurgery and breast reconstruction at the University of Toronto, Canada. Board certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, he is a pioneer of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery in the region and one of its few specialists in free-tissue-transfer microsurgery. In 2016 he opened QMC, one of the largest specialized cosmetic surgery centers in Kuwait.
HospitalQuttainah Medical Center
SubspecialtiesBody Contouring & Liposuction, Breast Surgery, Rhinoplasty, Facelift & Facial Rejuvenation, Hair Transplantation
LanguagesArabic, English
QualificationsMD, MB, B Ch, BAO – University College Cork-Ireland 1993 ,Plastic Surgery Residency – McMaster University Ontario, Canada 1997 , Microsurgery & Breast Reconstruction Fellowship – University of Toronto Ontario, Canada 2002 , Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship – Cosmetic Surgery Hospital Woodbridge Ontario, Canada 2003 , Visiting Surgeon with Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, Rio de Janiero, Brazil 2003 , Clinical Research Fellowship in Plastic Surgery – McMaster University Ontario, Canada 2004 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – 2003 LMCC I & II Medical Council of Canada – 2004 Dr. Quttainah also performed numerous procedures with Dr. Manktelow, a leading edge plastic surgeon in the eld of Facial Reanimation at University of Toronto. Upon completion of this extensive fellowship, Dr. Quttainah worked at the Cosmetic Surgery Hospital in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, with world renowned cosmetic plastic surgeon Dr. Lloyd Carlsen. Performed many cosmetic procedures including rhinoplasty, rhytidectomy (face li ), liposuction, breast reduction, breast augmentation, facial cosmetic procedures, laser procedures, calf augmentation, hair transplantation etc. Simultaneously completed a fellowship in Plastic surgery clinical research with McMaster University and has published numerous research papers in the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Quttainah has also been visiting surgeon in Rio deJaniero, Brazil with Dr. Ivo Pitanguy specialist in cosmetic surgery in Brazil Invited faculty lecturer at 31st Annual Meeting of Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Quebec City, Quebec Volunteer surgery of cle lip and palate in Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Quttainah is a Board Certied Plastic Surgeon of e Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. as well as board eligible for the American Board of Plastic Surgery He is currently a member of numerous societies including the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Irish Medical Council, Graduate of the Medical Council of Canada as well as a member of Interplast, a volunteer group of surgeons who travel to third world countries to perform surgery on affected children. Staff plastic surgeon Al-Babtain Center for Plastic Surgery, Kuwait Consultant Plastic Surgeon SAAD Specialist Hospital Skin and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Director, Laser and Skin Care Clinic 2006 – opened kuwaits rst multi services cosmetic plastic surgery clinic.The cosmetic surgery clinic which continue to operate with 2 dermatologists + 3 steps plastic surgeons as well as skin care + laser dept 2008 – Introduced the rst dases of non – strip technique hair transplant – Toronto hair institute for hair loss and transplant 2016 – QMC – opened largest cosmetic surgery VIP Centre Shaab – Kuwait with multiple operations theatres in in patient suites. International Society for Hair Restoration Surgeons