Egidio Riggio - Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon

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EGIDIO RIGGIO, M.D.
Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
National Cancer Institute
Fondazione Istituto Nazionale Tumori
via Venezian 1, 20133 Milano
tel. +39 02 23902965; fax. +39 02 23902602

e-mail: egidio.riggio@istitutotumori.mi.it

Dr. EGIDIO RIGGIO
Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon
Private office
c.so Magenta  27, 20123 Milano
tel. + 39 02 865420; fax +39 02 8900182
mobile: +39 347 2337352

email: e.riggio@libero.it

Internet personal address: http://www.chirurgiaplastica-riggio.com

• Medical Degree as physician, University of Palermo, 1989
• Italian board certificate in plastic surgery, University of Milan, 1994
• Permanent Staff Member of Plastic Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy (2000- …)
• Board certificate in Microsurgery, University of Milan, 1997
• Member International Society of Aestethic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
• Member Italian Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SICPRE)
• Past Member Academy of Science, New York
• Honorary  Member Hellenic Society for Breast Cancer Research
• Medical Technician Consultant, Tribunal of Cities of Milan and Palermo
• Medical Officer United Nation (ONU) in Africa (Somali land) in 1993
• Past Researcher in Plastic surgery and Maxillo-facial surgery Units, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy (1994-2000)

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Biography published in “Who’sWho in the world” (Ed. Marquis, USA, 1998-2001)
Clinical-scientific activity dedicated to treatment of breast and facial defects for oncologic, reconstructive and aesthetic items.
Expertise in breast surgery (reconstruction with anatomical expanders and permanent implants, reconstruction with myocutaneous flaps, TRAM & Latissimus Dorsi), facial surgery, and the plastic surgery related to skin cancer.
His private practice includes cosmetic surgery: facial surgery (nose, ear, lifting, eyelids, lipofilling), body contouring (liposuction, abdominoplasty, calf and gluteal implants, thigh lift, arm lift) but, overall, breast surgery (breast augmentation with anatomical silicone implants and techniques of pexy/reduction); botox and fillers
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Author new classification of facial hypoplasia and atrophy published in European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 1994.
Co-author new technique for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, published in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, 1998
Author of a microsurgical vascular technique published in Annals of Plastic Surgery.
Author of a new facial flap, “The forehead zygomatico-orbital flap”, published in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, 2005
Author of an oncoplastic technique for treatment of severe malignant recurrences published in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, 2007

• Author Volum VII  Chap.91, "Le ulcere da decubito" (Pressare sores) Italian Edition of the "Plastic Reconstructive Surgery" di J.M. Converse, pg. 266-303, 1994, Piccin, Padova.
• Co-author Book "Salute del seno" (Health of the breast), chap. "Belle dopo la chirurgia" (Beatiful after surgery) , pg. 151-60, 2000, Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore, Roma.
• Co-author Book “Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast”, (Querci della Rovere, Benson, Breach, Nava), chap.4 “Breast reconstruction with subpectoral prosthesis or tissue expanders, pg. 33-54, 2004, Taylor & Francis, London.
• Co-author, Handbook II Edition volume I, “Surgery of the Breast”, (S. Spear et al.) chap.37 “Reconstruction of the inframammary fold with the superficial fascial system”, 2005, LWW, Philadelphia, pg.581-600.
  
• Author " Extra-projected dual cohesive silicone gel anatomical implants: Innovation for breast augmentation" chap. in book: Berhardt LV, ed. Advances in Medicine and Biology. Vol. 8. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010: 273-295.

- 70 partecipations to courses and symposiums
- 69 contributions to Italian and international scientific meetings
- 19 abstracts printed in international journals
-   2 papers printed in Italian journals

- 22 papers in international journals:

1.   Riggio E.  Observations of a Plastic Surgeon in the United Nations Mission in Somalia with Report of a special Case of Cleft Lip and Palate.  Plast Reconstr Surg  95:1337, 1995
2.   Roddi R., Riggio E., Gilbert P.M., Hovius S.H.R., Vaandrager J.M., Van der Meulen J.C.H. 
Clinical evaluation of techniques used in the surgical treatment of progressive hemifacial atrophy.
J Cranio Max Fac Surg 22:23, 1994
3.   Roddi R., Riggio E., Gilbert P.M., Vaandrager J.M., Van der Meulen J.C.H.   Progressive hemifacial atrophy in a patient with lupus erythematosus.  Plast Reconstr Surg  93:1067, 1994
4.   Roddi R., Riggio E., Gilbert P.M., Vaandrager J.M., Van der Meulen J.C.H. The value of micro-fat injection "lipofilling" in the treatment of soft tissues deformities of the face in Parry-Romberg syndrome.  Eur J Plast Surg 17:79, 1994
5.   Roddi R., Riggio E., Gilbert P.M., Van der Meulen J.C.H. Progressive hemifacial atrophy: Historical review and actual features related to a new Classification of facial hypoplasia and atrophy.  Eur J Plast Surg  17:178, 1994
6.   Roddi R., Riggio E., Vaandrager J.M., Van der Meulen J.C.H.  Het belang van Micro-Lipofilling bij de behandeling van de aangezichtsafwijkingen bij patienten met progressive hemifaciale atrofie. Ned.Tijdschr.Geneeskd 34:1743, 1994
7.   Nava M, Quattrone P., Riggio E.  Focus on the breast fascial system: a new approach for inframammary fold reconstruction.  Plast Reconstr Surg 102:1034, 1998
8.   Cantu' G, Solero CL, Mariani L, Salvatori P, Mattavelli F, Pizzi N, Riggio E.  Anterior craniofacial resection for malignant ethmoid tumors. A series of 91 patients.  Head & Neck 21:185, 1999
9.   Riggio E, Parafioriti A,Tomic O, Podrecca S, Nava M, Colombetti A. Experimental study for a sleeve microanastomosis. Ann Plast Surg 43:625, 1999
10. Riggio E, Quattrone P., Nava M. Anatomical study of the the breast superficial system: The inframammary fold unit. Eur J Plast Surg 23:310, 2000
11. Podrecca S, Tomic O, Salvatori P, Riggio E. Free composite osseomyocutaneous flap of latissumus dorsi, serratus anterior and rib for oromandibular recontruction. Eur J Plast Surg 23:316, 2000
12. Nava M, Quattrone P, Riggio E. Sistema aponeurotico de la mama. Una nueva propuesta para la reconstrucciòn del pliegue inframamario. Rev Lat de Mastologia 4:67, 2000
13. Riggio E. Author’s reply (letter). Eur J Plast Surg 24:157, 2001
14. Riggio E.  The hazards of  contemporary paramedian  forehead flap and neck dissection in smokers. (letter). Plast Reconstr Surg 112:346, 2003
15. Riggio E, Spano A, Nava M. The forehead zygomatico-orbital flap. Plast Reconstr Surg 115:226233, 2005
16. Riggio E, Spano A, Bonomi S, Nava M. Huriez syndrome: association with squamous cell carcinoma and a surgical approach. Plast Reconstr Surg 116:689-91, 2005
17. Nava M, Cortinovis U, Ottolenghi J, Riggio E, … Skin-Reducing Mastectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg, 118:603-610, 2006
18. Riggio E, Catanuto G, Nava M. (viewpoint) Utilization of a barrier sheath as an “oncologic vallum” in two-staged reconstruction with expanders for large recurrent soft tissue cancer. Plast Reconstr Surg 119: 445-6, 2007
19. G. Catanuto, G. Gallo, ... , E. Riggio, M. B. Nava. Experimental methodology for digital breast shape analysis and objective surgical outcome evaluation. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 61: 314-8, 2008
20.Riggio E. The Zygomatic-Orbital Artery. (view letter) Plast Reconstr Surg 120: 1432, 2007
21.Riggio E,... Maximizing the use of abdominoplasty incision in oncoplastic and aesthetic breast surgery: four transabdominal (transumbilical-like) augmentations. Aesthetic Plast Surg 32: 130-5, 2008
22. Riggio E. Misleading Malrotation of the Natrelle Style 510 Prosthesis. Plast Reconstr Surg 2011;127(4):1738-40