Federico Perez de la Romana

Dr. Pérez de la Romana was the first in the world to provide reconstructive breast surgery and is a trendsetter in all breast cosmetic surgery techniques. He also contributes to facial rejuvenation, rhinoplasty, and treatment of obesity.

Work experience

• Since 2005 — founder and chief plastic surgeon in the Instituto Pérez de la Romana de Cirugía Plástica y Estética in Alicante
• 1978 — founded the Clínica Almagro for plastic and cosmetic surgery in Madrid
• 1975 — plastic surgeon in the Hospital La Paz in Madrid.

Education

• Graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid with a degree in medicine; he was awarded a scholarship and continued his studies in the USA
• 1978-1980 — has learned plastic surgery and aesthetics at the University of California and at the university hospitals of San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

Achievements

• Cosmetic breast surgery. In 1980 he founded the first Breast Reconstruction Unit in Spain, located at the Madrid hospital, La Paz, pioneering in breast reconstruction techniques.
• Facial rejuvenation. Dr. Pérez de la Romana performs facelifts and blepharoplasty by inserting fat, achieving the most up-to-date and complete results.
• Treatment of obesity. In 2005, Dr. Pérez de la Romana created a new unit at his clinic, focused on the personalized treatment of obesity. Every year the Pérez de la Romana Institute organizes a training course for young plastic surgeons who specialize in obesity treatment.

Membership in organizations

• The Spanish Reconstructive and Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Society
• The Spanish Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Association
• The International Society of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery
• The American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• The Rhinoplasty Society of Europe.

Scientific publications

• Plastic surgery, muscle, and musculocutaneous flaps, 1982
• The use of fat cells and stem cells for facial fillers in patients with facial trauma and immunodeficiency diseases. Currently being written in collaboration with the Fundación Quórum of the Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (Alicante).
• Body remodeling after bariatric surgery. AECEP journal, pp. 22-30. April 2008.