Sarraga Plastic Surgery
Dr. Sarraga was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where he spent a lot of his life. Dr. Sarraga decided at an extremely early age to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and pursue a career in the art of medicine and surgery. Also prior to entering medical school, Dr. Sarraga was fascinated by surgery; he spent all his summers offering in the operating room at the Cardiovascular Center in Puerto Rico. After finishing his undergraduate studies in Chicago, he attended medical school at the University of Puerto Rico, where he obtained many awards including membership in the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and being in the top 10 percent of his class.
Dr. Sarraga after that finished a full general surgery residency at the Universty of Puerto Rico, where he was identified as intern of the year throughout his internship year. While training at the oncologic hospital, he was first exposed to breast reconstruction. Soon after he decided that plastic surgery was his calling. Dr. Sarraga really felt that restoring a woman's sense of self after she had actually undergone a mastectomy operation by reconstructing her breasts was a vitally important part of her eventual complete "cure" and recovery process. During his last year, he was chosen amongst his peers as Administrative Chief Resident and soon afterwards became Board Certified in General Surgery.
Dr. Sarraga after that went North to finish his plastic surgery residency at the prestigious University of Massachusetts in New England. During his last year of training, he was again recognized as Administrative Chief Resident among his peers. Throughout his plastic surgery residency, Dr. Sarraga trained with the top aesthetic plastic surgeons in Boston learning one of the most as much as date techniques in Facial plastic surgery, rhinoplasty, body contouring and fat grafting.
Dr. Sarraga then became interested in the healing and reconstructive properties of human fat cells and decided to pursue some extra training with experts in the developing field of fat grafting and fat transfers This consisted of Dr. Daniel Delvecchio. Stemming from this interest, Dr. Sarraga did extra clinical research on fat grafting for reconstruction of the breast, a topic that he has presented several papers on at international meetings. After finishing his residency Dr. Sarraga was nominated as Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Massachusetts.
Fascinated by eyelid surgery and its complex anatomy and physiology, Dr. Sarraga then pursued a fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with Dr. Pascale Perusse, a prominent surgeon with over 25 years of experience and a specialist in the field. During this fellowship, he learned about the intricacies of oculoplastic surgery and rejuvenation of the upper face (eyelids, cheeks, brow).
Dr. Sarraga joined Dr. Storch in practice at the start of July 2012 right here in sunny South Florida. He has actually been extensively mentored by Dr. Storch in Face, Neck and Rhinoplasty Cosmetic Surgery. He is really passionate concerning his work and strives to do exceptional work that will help each patient boost their appearance and also, perhaps, the quality of their life. He consistently performs oculoplastic, facial rejuvenation (surgery of the face, neck, and eyes), Rhinoplasty and cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery. He is additionally an Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery consultant for different Ophthalmology methods from Miami to Fort Lauderdale and Weston. He is an energetic member of the prestigious American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (SESPRS).
Dr. Sarraga is among the featured doctors on RealSelf.com and Healthtap.com and has been nominated "Top Doctor" in various plastic surgery categories for his expertise. He has actually been included in different articles for the Aventura Magazine and has recently been on the cover of Healthy Valley Magazine in Miami.
