Prof. Roberto Bracaglia PLASTIC AND AESTHETIC SURGEON IN ROME

After earning his MD from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” with highest honors, Prof. Bracaglia completed the following specialties:

• Plastic Surgery (highest honors)
• Otolaryngology (ENT) (highest honors)
• Oncology (highest honors)

He holds the national qualification as Head of Plastic Surgery, awarded after passing the competitive examination held by the Ministry of Health.

He has consistently pursued professional development, taking part in national and international conferences, refresher courses and master programs as faculty member, speaker and moderator.

He has delivered scientific presentations at over 250 conferences, symposia and professional courses in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery.

Prof. Bracaglia undertook extended training abroad in renowned international centers of plastic and aesthetic surgery:

• “Ivo Pitanguy Clinic” & Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, General Hospital – Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
• Plastic Surgery Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, directed by Prof. Sherrell Aston (New York City, USA)
• Aesthetic Plastic Surgery & Recovery Center Paces, directed by Prof. Foad Nahai (Georgia, USA)
• Clinic of Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery, directed by Prof. Jaime Planas (Barcelona, Spain)
• Plastic Surgery Clinic – Hospital das Clínicas, directed by Prof. Jorge Ishida (São Paulo, Brazil)
• Plastic Surgery Department, Emory University – Woodruff Health Sciences Center, directed by Prof. John Bostwick (Atlanta, USA)
• Department of Aesthetic Surgery – Centro Teknon, directed by Prof. De Benito (Barcelona, Spain)
• Centre Médico-Chirurgical Foch – Service de Chirurgie Plastique de la Face et du Cou / Cranio-orbito-palpebral, directed by Dr. Darina Krastinova (Paris, France)
• Clinique Internationale – Service de Chirurgie Plastique, directed by Dr. Raspaldo (Cannes, France)
• Département de Chirurgie Plastique – Fondation A. de Rothschild (Paris, France)
• Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Akademikliniken, directed by Prof. Per Hedén (Stockholm, Sweden)

Prof. Bracaglia serves on the Editorial Board of the “Aesthetic Surgery Journal”, published by Oxford University Press, the leading international journal for updates in Aesthetic Surgery. It is the official scientific publication of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the Canadian Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and AICPE.

He is also on the Editorial Board of the online update journal in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery: “Surgical Techniques Development”.

Prof. Roberto Bracaglia is the author of 295 scientific publications in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery. His work has appeared in leading international journals and in specialist textbooks.

Selected journals include:

• “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery”
• “Aesthetic Surgery Journal”
• “Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery”
• “Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery”
• “American Family Physician”
• “British Journal of Plastic Surgery”
• “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery”
• “Annals of Plastic Surgery”

He is the author of numerous texts and contributed the following chapters to the Italian Medical Encyclopedia:

• Cosmetic Surgery
• Breast Plastic Surgery
• Liposuction
• Edematous-fibro-sclerotic panniculopathy (cellulite)

He edited the Italian editions of:

• Breast Implants (Marrapese Editore – Rome)
• Reconstructive and Aesthetic Breast Surgery (Capozzi Editore – Rome)

With Piero Nodaro he authored “Informed Consent and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery — The Doctor–Patient Dialogue” (Minerva Medica, 2019).

Drawing on extensive experience, he has devised and described innovative techniques such as the “Pull-Through Technique”, the “Triple Plane Technique”, and the “Rainbow Graft”, applied to procedures including rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, and gynecomastia.

His publications are available to the international scientific community via the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Prof. Bracaglia has received awards through national competitions for plastic surgery specialists, including those of the Sanvenero-Rosselli Foundation and the CIRM International Center.

During his training, Prof. Bracaglia was awarded numerous scholarships by:

• Italo-American Medical Education Foundation
• Ministry of Health
• Higher Institute of Health
• Ministry of Universities
• Italian Institute of Social Medicine
• “Regina Elena” IFO Scientific Institute, Rome

Prof. Bracaglia is a member of the following scientific societies:

• Italian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (AICPE) — Ordinary Member; elected Vice-President; previously Proboviro
• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) — Ordinary Member
• European Society of Rhinoplasty — Ordinary Member
• Italian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SICPRE) — Ordinary Member
• Association of Plastic Surgeons of Central Italy — Founding Member; Board Member
• Association of Plastic Surgeons of Lazio — Founding Member; Board Member

Prof. Bracaglia has been interviewed by major national media and has appeared on numerous television programs.

Television

• RAI (Medicina 33, TG1, TG2, Uno Mattina)
• Mediaset
• Rete Oro
• TVSat 2000

Newspapers

• Corriere della Sera
• La Repubblica
• La Stampa
• Il Messaggero
• Il Giornale
• Il Giorno
• Messaggero Veneto
• Il Mattino
• Il Resto del Carlino
• Il Tempo
• La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
• La Nazione
• L’Indipendente
• Il Giornale di Sicilia

Magazines

• Gente
• Oggi

News agencies

• Adnkronos
• ANSA
• AGI