Dr Giorgio Pietramaggiori – Expert in Face and Neck Lifting

“Face and neck surgery is a personal and elective decision, often driven by the desire to regain harmony and definition. It requires a deep understanding of facial anatomy and nerves — a field I am passionate about and have chosen to specialize in. This expertise allows me to perform deep plane facelifts and neck plasties with precision, in order to achieve natural, long-lasting, and safe results while respecting each patient’s identity.”

Dr Pietramaggiori specializes in facial and neck rejuvenation. His techniques include face and neck lifting, periorbital rejuvenation, microlipofilling, and nanofat, helping to restore youthfulness, harmony, and natural balance while minimizing risks.

Although trained in all aspects of aesthetic surgery, from face to body and breast procedures, Dr Pietramaggiori now focuses exclusively on the face to offer maximum expertise and personalized follow-up. Each procedure is tailored to the patient’s specific needs and anatomy.

In his practice, he works closely with Dr Scherer. Most procedures are performed jointly, combining their respective super-specialties: she for targeted, minimally invasive techniques, and he for face and neck lifting. This combined approach allows for complete, precise, and harmonious rejuvenation, while offering patients the benefit of dual expert opinions for greater safety and confidence.

Since 2013, Dr Pietramaggiori has been sharing his knowledge with surgeons worldwide, keeping his techniques at the forefront of innovation to provide patients with natural and aesthetic results, revealing the best version of their face.

Dr. Giorgio Pietramaggiori

Expertise and Commitment Beyond Aesthetics

Dr Pietramaggiori is also an internationally recognized specialist in migraine surgery and practices in this field at the Global Migraine Institute. He is also co-founder of the Global Migraine Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting patients with migraines. His mission is to share reliable and accessible audiovisual information, supported by both patient and medical voices.

Education and Professional Background

Medicine and Research: Doctor of Medicine, summa cum laude, University of Padua, Italy (2004)

Research: PhD in Tissue Engineering at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University, Boston (2004–2007)

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Postdoc at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland (2007–2008), focusing on tissue reconstruction and innovations in plastic surgery Plastic Surgery

Training: Completed plastic surgery training in Switzerland at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), where he served as Chief Resident for two years (2008–2015)

Migraine Surgery Super-specialization: Advanced training with internationally renowned aesthetic and reconstructive surgeons (USA), focused on minimally invasive surgery and peripheral nerve functional restoration (since 2013)

Face and Neck Super-specialization: Advanced training with top surgeons (Italy, USA, South Korea), focused on facial nerve preservation and minimally invasive facial rejuvenation techniques (since 2013)

Expertise and Teaching

International Education: Since 2013, he has organized and taught courses in facial aesthetics and hyaluronic acid injections. He is internationally recognized for his trainings in facial and neck anatomy, helping colleagues perform aesthetic procedures and injections safely while minimizing complications.

Associate Professor: Visiting Professor at the University of Padua (Italy) since 2019 and Privat Docent at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) since 2013.

Recognition and Publications

Author of numerous scientific articles, including in the New England Journal of Medicine. Contributor to major reference works in plastic surgery, including the 3rd edition of Plastic Surgery. Inventor of several medical devices, including a new surface for breast implants.

International Awards: 3M Fellowship Award, Young Investigator Award from the European Tissue Repair Society, and TR35 recognition by MIT Technology Review for innovative approaches.

Certifications and Affiliations

Certifications: USMLE (American Medical Boards), EBOPRAS (European Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery), FMH (Swiss Board of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery)

Professional Societies: Swiss Society of Plastic Surgery (SSCPRE), American Peripheral Nerve Society (APNS), EBOPRAS

Humanitarian Engagement

Dr Pietramaggiori actively participates in humanitarian plastic surgery missions around the world:

Pakistan: Developed a low-cost wound care kit after the 2005 earthquake.

Uzbekistan: Annual missions training local doctors in reconstructive principles.

Kenya: Teaching the basics of wound care and performing reconstructive surgery for trauma and burns in children (since 2023).

Languages:

Italian (native), English, French

Teleconsultation available.