What is a Plastic Surgeon?

A plastic surgeon is a surgeon who is qualified to carry out plastic surgery. A cosmetic surgeon is very different. You choose to have cosmetic surgery to improve your appearance, but plastic surgery is necessary for medical reasons, due to illness, accidents, and birth disorders. It is dedicated to reconstruction rather than enhancement. Reconstructive surgery covers things like craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, and burn treatment. It’s used to repair missing or damaged tissue and skin in order to restore the function so it’s as close as possible to the norm. Cosmetic or aesthetic surgery simply improves the appearance.

When to see a Plastic Surgeon?

Plastic surgery is more than physical, it also has an emotional impact. It helps improve a person’s self-esteem, confidence and overall quality of life. Most people are referred to a plastic surgeons by their GP or a specialist consultant. If a birth defect, injury or illness has left you looking and feeling self-conscious, is affecting your quality of life or preventing you from doing the things you love, you might like to consult a plastic surgeon.

What conditions does a Plastic Surgeon treat?

Plastic surgeons carry out a broad range of essential procedures including: Skin surgery on cancers, scars, burns, and birthmarks Tattoo removal Maxillofacial work on the facial part of the skull Problems like deformed ears, cleft palates, webbed feet and fingers, birthmarks and cleft lips Places that have been damaged by removing cancers Serious and extensive burns Other serious injuries

What subspecialties are included under Plastic Surge ry ?

Plastic surgery subspecialties include congenital surgery and breast surgery reconstruction, skin specialists dealing with skin cancer metastases in the lymph glands and elsewhere, and trauma surgery to reconstruct faces, lower legs and burned flesh. There are cancer-specific specialisms and those covering hand and upper limb surgery, and common conditions like reconstructing pressure sores, chronic wounds, leg ulcers, and devastating infections like MRSI.

Top-rated Plastic Surgeons in Dubai 2021

Dr. Matteo Vigo Breast Surgery

5

9 reviews

16 years of experience

Expert in: Cosmetic Breast Surgery, Vaser Liposuction

Dr. Matteo Vigo has been practicing in the field of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery for 15 years.

In 2004 Dr. Matteo Vigo graduated as a Medical Doctor from the University of Milan (Italy) and started his residency period in the Plastic Surgery and Burn Unit in Verona, Italy in 2005. He gained extensive experience in the Breast Unit where he developed his skills in breast reconstructive and aesthetic surgery alongside the full spectrum of plastic surgery procedures. In 2009, he qualified as a Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon for his work on “Total Breast Reconstruction with Fat in Patients with Breast Implants” for which he received a quotation of 70/70, cum laude.

Through his work in the field of aesthetic surgery, he developed an in-depth experience in breast surgery, liposuction and body reshaping techniques. Dr. Matteo Vigo was the main instructor and lecturer for Europe and the Middle East for “Celution and Pure Graft systems” by Cytori (a San Diego-based Company), lecturing in various specialised congresses around the world.

He started his practice in Dubai in 2012 and was appointed Chief of Surgery and Chief Medical Officer at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital until March 2017. Then at the Bioscience Clinic Middle East, he developed an interest in the field of regenerative medicine focusing on the use of stem cells.

Dr. Matteo Vigo joined the aesthetic team at the Amwaj Polyclinic in September of 2018 and became Medical Director of the clinic in December 2018.

Dr. Matteo Vigo Plastic Surgery

4.98

17 reviews

12 years of experience

Expert in: Breast augmentation (enlargement), Fillers injections, Cosmetic Breast Surgery, Cosmetic Injectables + 4 more

Dr Matteo Vigo is a Medical Doctor with a specialism in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery currently based at Amwaj Polyclinic, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. His areas of interest include plastic surgery procedures including total breast reconstruction, breast implants, liposuction, regenerative medicine using stem cells and body reshaping techniques.

Dr Vigo qualified in Medicine at the University of Milan, Italy in 2004. In 2009, he qualified as a Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. In 2012 he began working in Dubai at the Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He has over 10 years’ experience working in the field.