My career path"My strong point is my love for medicine. I never gave up despite the many challenges I faced."
I am an aesthetic physician and general surgeon specialized in aesthetic regenerative medicine. I previously worked in the liver transplant unit at the University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, before going on to do aesthetic medicine. Five years ago, I came back to Lugano and set up my own private practice, where I work today. I also work with a plastic surgery team in a private hospital.
My passion. I like making my patients feel happier and better about their bodies. I like teaching them to take care of and protect their skin. I’m also driven by my hunger for knowledge.
My career path. The key moment in my career was when I decided to go to Seoul for a few weeks to learn about a specific aesthetic treatment called treads, which was invented by Korean physicians. This has guided me through my work every day since then.
Aesthetic medicine is often considered to be a little commercialized and unscientific. But that’s not entirely true. There are many good doctors who are involved in clinical research every day, like I am. So I do what I can by taking the time to explain this to my patients and to other people I meet.
A DOWNSIDE OR OBSTACLE ? Surgery and medicine are still considered male professions. And there aren’t many women in my field. Surgery, in particular, is thought of as a male profession because it involves long hours in the operating room and requires a lot of physical strength and endurance. But with the development of laparoscopic and robotic surgery, that’s changing.
My strong point is my love for medicine. I never gave up despite the many challenges I faced due to health problems.
Regenerative medicine
Barbara Bass and my father.
Keeping Hope Alive (Hawa Abdi, Sarah J. Robbins) and Seven Pounds (Gabriele Muccino).
Malala Yousifazi, Elisabeth Garred Anderson and Samanta Cristoforetti.
A pumice stone
Green
Gender equality in all teams