STUDIES AND EXPERIENCES
He dedicates his post-graduate professional life (1989) to the study and treatment of problems related to plastic surgery, both reconstructive and aesthetic, carrying out exclusively plastic surgery operations from 1990 to today, focusing on innovation and research. The way of dealing with and solving the aesthetic problems of women and men is the result of a professional curriculum where hospital training in plastic surgery is completed with experience in cosmetic surgery acquired in Milan and abroad.
His biography was first time reported in the “Who’sWho in the world” (Editor “Marquis Who’sWho” New Providence NJ, USA), a biographical archive of people who have distinguished themselves for merit at an international level, from 1999 to 2001.
He performs the plastic aesthetic surgery activity in Italy, in Milano (Lombardia) both as a day hospital and as an inpatient hospital. Practices in other cities (Palermo, Sicily). International and national professionality globally recognized. He has been Consultant of a complex plastic surgery facility since 2000 at the National Cancer Institute of Milan, a highly specialized public research and treatment institution of global reference. Member of national Directory Board of AICPE that joins all plastic aesthetic surgeons since 2019. Since 2023, Scientific Director of the Pan-European Advanced Breast Plastic Surgery Course, the Palermo meeting with live surgery that involved the best experts in the world in breast plastic surgery, every year.
Dottor Egidio Riggio
CURRICULUM VITAE
1990-93
After graduating in 1989 from the University of Palermo, in Milan I began my university career as a training specialist at the Institute of Plastic Surgery (Director: Prof. A. Azzolini), S.Donato Hospital, University of Milan.
Training experience abroad in Spain, Sweden, Czech republic, Netherlands, Belgium, …
1993-94
Medical officer, Army Medical Corps, substitute for military service
1993
IBIS mission, Somalia, under the auspices of the United Nations
UN blue helmet with the role of medical officer, carrying out first aid, surgical emergency and outpatient activities to help the injured or sick civilian population and the military
1994
Plastic Surgeon: achievement with full marks of the Specialist Diploma in Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery after 5 years at the University of Milan, Italy
1994-96
Surgeon Specialist, Outpatient Specialist, USSL 36 Company of Milan
1995
Award of the Commemorative Cross by the Ministry of Defense for participation in operations in Somalia
1995-99
Plastic Surgery Fellow, Director: Dr. A.Grisotti and, later, M.Nava, National Cancer Institute, Milan
1997-98
Fellow, Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Director: prof. R.Molinari, National Cancer Institute, Milan
1997
Achievement with full marks of the Specialization Diploma in Microsurgery and Chir. experimental, university qualification equivalent to Specialist in General Surgery at the University of Milan.
1999-2000
Researcher Plastic Surgery, Dir.: M. Nava, National Cancer Institute, Milan
From 2000 to today
1st level medical director, Plastic Surgery, National Cancer Institute Foundation, Milan
2000-2005
Consultant as plastic surgeon of the National Cancer Institute for opinions, visits, surgical interventions at important hospital facilities in Lombardy and Piedmont
Since 2005
Freelance professional activity, under the extra-moenia regime, of plastic and aesthetic surgery, in Milan, Palermo above all but also carried out in Rome, Naples, Novara and Bologna
Since 01/16/09
Highly specialized managerial position, functional area of facial reconstructive surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto NAzionale dei Tumori of Milan
SInce 2019
EDITOR-in-CHIEF multi-specialty journal: Surgical Techniques Development. Past Publisher Pagepress, Pavia, Italy
Since 1/24/2022: Renewal EDITOR-in-CHIEF, journal: Surgical Techniques Development, Publisher MDPI, Basel (Switzerland)
From 1994 to today
Plastic surgery operations for reconstructive and aestehtic defects primarly in MIlan and Palermo, in the past Rome, Naples, Bologna, Verona. In-growing expertise as plastic surgeron with over 30 years of practice for face, breast body patologies and contour defects, including rejuvenation vip surgical and medical treatments for the care of skin and vagina.
Dr. Riggio’s extensive case history encompasses both Aesthetic Surgery operations (private healthcare facilities) and Reconstructive Surgery operations (mainly in public healthcare institutions) and skin and breast cancer treatments (Senology)
Overall exceeded 7000 surgical operations in 30 years of professional career. Best practice in nose, eyelid, labial, scalp, ear surgery; breast aesthetic and recon. surgery, autologous flap reconstructions, abdominoplasty, liposuction and lifting as well.
At the IRCCS Foundation National Cancer Institute: Director of Plastic Surgeon with highly specialized role
Breast plastic surgeon consultant for General Surgery, Senology specialization 2008-2015 (more than 800 breast reconstruction operations were carried out for the Complex Breast Surgery Unit, in the interval considered alone
Other public hospitals
As a plastic surgeon director of the National Cancer Institute for consultancy visits and surgical interventions at:
G. Pini Orthopedic Institute
C. Besta Neurological Institute
Civil hospital of Verbania (general surgery)
CROB Regional Oncology Center Basilicata
Maggiore della Carità Hospital in Novara
(Cardiosurgery and Gynaecology)
Free of charge, Civil Hospital of Cremona (Orthopaedics).
POSITIONS LOMBARDY REGION
General Directorate of Health 2015
ARCA spa Technical Committee Representative – Medical devices (breast prostheses and expanders)
POSITIONS SICILY REGION
Health Department 2018
Expert member, plastic surgeon, of the newly established Breast Oncology Commission for the definition of the organizational model of the Breast Oncology Network, the definition of the correct classification of breast pathology and its subsequent treatment.
POSITIONS ITALY ASSOCIATION OF ITALIAN PLASTIC AESTHETIC SURGEONS – AICPE
National Directory Board Member, 2019-today
Other positions in scientific associations/societies, past and recent:
Since 2024 ordinary Member of European Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ESAPS)
Since 2019 Ordinary member Italian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (AICPE)
Since 2011 Ordinary member International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
Since 2005 Ordinary member Italian Society of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (SICPRE)
1997 Member “New York Academy of Sciences “
– AUTHOR of more than 160 publications and more than 1000 citations in scientic papers Dr. Egidio Riggio introduced new concepts and techniques in plastic surgery, breast and face as the top, published in english language in USA and in Europe in books and article, starting since 1994..
Works published as book monographs or chapters: 12
Works published in International Journals – indexed: 40
Works published in National Journals: 3
Abstracts published in Indexed Journals: 22
Abstracts published in Congress Proceedings: 89
RESUME:
– Proposed new classification facial hypoplasias and atrophies, published by IT.Jackson, editor Eur J Plast Surg, 1994.
– Co-author new technique for post-mastectomy reconstruction, published in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery (USA, 1998)
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Author of anatomo-surgical study of the breast published in Eur J Plast Surg, 2000.
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Contributed to the Italian edition treatise “Plastic Reconstructive Surgery” by J.M. Converse, 1994, Piccin, Padua.
– Author of vascular microsurgical technique published in the American journal Annals of Plastic Surgery.
– Author of innovative reconstruction with novel facial flap (Zygomatic-Orbital-Artery flap) published in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery (USA, 2005).
– Author of oncoplastic technique for surgical treatment of extensive recurrent malignancies published Plastic Reconstructive Surgery (2007).
– Published abdominal (tube-like) breast augmentation technique, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (USA, 2007)
– Co-author chapter of the manual of breast surgery II edition “Surgery of the Breast,” Editor S. Spear et al., 3rd ed., LWW, Philadelphia (U.S.A.), 2010
– Author of a chapter on new generation of silicone implants: “Extra-Projected Dual Cohesive Silicone Gel Anatomical Implants:
Innovation for Breast Augmentation,” book Advances in Medicine and Biology Vol. 8, Berhardt LV, Nova Science Publishers; New York (U.S.), 2010
– Author of new design and insertion system for breast augmentation with anatomical implants, called ZENITH SYSTEM, published in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2012
– Author of new classification Medial Pectoral Nerve, published in a chapter of: Breast Reconstruction. Art, Science, and New Clinical Techniques. Ed. M.Shiffman 1st ed. 2016.
Springer New York.
-Designer technique of breast augmentation with implants: “Vertical plane“ Breast Augmentation, 2018
– Author of original technique of immediate dualplane, single stage, post-mastectomy reconstruction published in: J Plast Reconstr Aesth Surg, 2019
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– Lecturer 2nd level Master’s degree in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – Hands On, organized by LINK University, Rome, in collaboration with AICPE, 2025
– INVITATION as Speaker-Chair or Director of Teaching Activities/Lectures/Interventions in 55 seminars,courses, institutional and external meetings, for specialized medical training and conferences, national and international and 20 times coordinator/staff member/chairman/scientific director.
– Global Partecipation in more than 220 events as Auditor, Speaker and Organizer:
MASTER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY IN PLASTIC SURGERY: RESUME
Publications as monographs or book chapters:
-Author Volume VII Ch.91, “Le ulcere da decubito”, Italian edition “Plastic Reconstructive Surgery“ by J.M. Converse, edited by Prof.s Azzolini and Giardino, pp. 266-303, 1994, Piccin, Padua, Italy.
-Coauthor book “Breast Health,” ch. “Beautiful after surgery,” 2000, pp. 151-60, Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore, Rome.-Coauthor book “Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast,” (Querci della Rovere, Benson, Breach, Nava), ch. 4 “Breast reconstruction with subpectoral prosthesis or tissue expanders,” pp. 33-54, 2004, Taylor & Francis, London.-Coauthor 2nd edition volume I, “Surgery of the Breast,” (S. Spear et al.) ch.37 “Reconstruction of the inframammary fold with the superficial fascial system,” pp.581-600, 2005, LWW, Philadelphia.
-Author Chapter: Recent Advances and Future Prospects upon the Arterial Framework of the Face and Related Applications for Facial Flaps, book: Mouth Neoplasm Research, 2007, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York
-Coauthor in: .Breast reconstructive surgery on DVD, Nava et al.(Eds.) Piccin MULTIMEDIA 2009.
-Coauthor: .Breast reconstruction with tissue expanders. Chap.6 in Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast, Second Edition, Querci della Rovere, Benson, Nava (Eds.), Informa Healthcare, 2010
-Coauthor Volume I, “Surgery of the Breast,” (S. Spear et al.) ch.37 “Recreating the inframammary fold with the superficial fascial system,” 3rd ed., pp. 512-534, 2010, LWW, Philadelphia.
-Author Chapter: “Extra-Projected Dual Cohesive Silicone Gel Anatomical Implants: Innovation for Breast Augmentation,” book: Berhardt LV, ed. Advances in Medicine and Biology Vol. 8, pp. 273- 295, 2010, Nova Science Publishers; New York
-Author Chapter: “Breast Reconstruction Approach to Conservative Surgery. Book title: Breast Reconstruction. Salgarello (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-982-0, InTech, 2012
Author Chapter “ Implant-based Dual-plane Reconstruction of the Breast following Sparing Mastectomy” Book title: Breast Reconstruction.- Current Perspectives and State of the Art Techniques. A. Spiegel (Ed.), InTech, 2013Author Chapter “Anatomy of The Pectoral Nerves And Its Significance in Reconstruction” Chap.3 page 49-62. In Breast Reconstruction. . Art, Science, and New Clinical Techniques. M. Shiffman 1st ed. 2016. Springer New York.
Publications as articles in international journals
1. Riggio E. Observations o f 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 1995 1995 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199506000-00048 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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 https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-5182(05)80292-6 ELSEVIER
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 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199404001-00027 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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 DOI: 10.1007/BF00176920 SPRINGER
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 DOI: 10.1007/BF00188556 SPRINGER
6. Roddi R, Riggio E, Vaandrager JM, Van der Meulen JCH Het belang van Micro-Lipofilling bij de behandeling van de aangezichtsafwijkingen bij patienten met progressive hemifaciale atrophy. 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 1998 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199809040-00018 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0347(199905)21:3<185::AID-HED1>3.0.CO;2-8 WILEY
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 1999 DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199912000-00008 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
10. Riggio E, Quattrone P, Nava M. Anatomical study of the breast superficial system: The inframammary fold unit. Eur J Plast Surg 23:310, 2000 DOI: 10.1007/s00238000016 SPRINGER 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 DOI: 10.1007/PL00006054 SPRINGER
12. Nava M, Quattrone P, Riggio E. Sistema aponeurotico dela 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 DOI: 10.1007/s002380100234 SPRINGER
14.
Riggio E. The hazards of contemporary paramedian forehead flap and neck dissection in smokers. (letter). Plast Reconstr Surg 112:346, 2003 doi: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000067101.50738.3A LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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Riggio E, Spano A, Nava M. The forehead zygomatic-orbital flap. Plast Reconstr Surg , 115:226- 233, 2005 DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000145717.29347.97 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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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 doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000175966.01538.73 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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Nava M, Cortinovis U, Ottolenghi J, Riggio E,…Skin-Reducing Mastectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg, 118:603, 2006 doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000233024.08392.14 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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Riggio E, Catanuto g, Nava M. 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 doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000233622.37418.ac LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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Riggio E. “The zygomatic-orbital artery.” (letter). Plast Reconstr Surg 120:1432, 2007 doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000279452.24685.d7 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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G. Catanuto, A. Spano, A. Pennati, E. Riggio, et al. Experimental Methodology for Digital Breast Shape Analysis and Objective Surgical Outcome Evaluation. J Plast Reconstr Aesth Surg, formerly Br.J.Plast.Surg, 61: 314-8, 2008 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2006.11.016 ELSEVIER
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Riggio E., Spano A, Ottolenghi J, Nava BM. “Maximizing the Use of Abdominoplasty Incision in Oncoplastic and Aesthetic Breast Surgery: Four Transabdominal (Transumbilical-like) Augmentations,” Aesth Plast Surg 32:130-5, 2008 doi: 10.1007/s00266-007-9047-0 SPRINGER
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Riggio E. “ Misleading Malrotation of the natrelle style 510 prosthesis “ (letter). Plast Reconstr Surg, 127(4):1738-40, 2011 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31820a668e LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
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Riggio E, Ottolenghi J, Nava BM. “Breast Operative Technique for single-stage Reconstruction after Conservative Skin Sparing and Nipple Sparing Mastectomies: a preliminary study.” Surgical Techniques Development 2012; 2(1):e3. https://doi.org/10.4081/std.2012.e3 PAGEPRESS
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Riggio E. Breast Augmentation with Extra-projected and High-Cohesive Dual-Gel Prosthesis 510: A Prospective Study of 75 Consecutive Cases for a New Method (the Zenith System). Aesthetic Plast Surg 2012; 36(4):866-78. doi: 10.1007/s00266-012-9889-y SPRINGER
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Riggio E. Bordoni D. The anatomy of the pectoral nerves and its significance in reconstruction and augmentation of the breast. J Plast Reconstr Aesth Surg 2013 66(6):870-1. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.11.041 ELSEVIER
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Riggio E., Ottolenghi,J., Grassi, V, & Nava M. (2013). One stage implant-based reconstruction of the breast in a single patient: comparison between mesh and modified dual plane technique. Surgical Techniques Development, 2013 3(1), e1. https://doi.org/10.4081/std.2013.e1 PAGEPRESS
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Riggio E. Bordoni D. Nava MB. Oncological surveillance after lipofilling in breast cancer patients.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2013 Aug;37(4):728-35. doi: 10.1007/s00266-013-0166-5 SPRINGER
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Riggio E, Bianchi GV. Commentaries on data published by Riggio et al. and discussion by Otterburn on locoregional risk following mastectomy after lipofilling. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2014 Jun;38(3):608-10 doi: 10.1007/s00266-014-0280-z SPRINGER
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Riggio E, Chifu C, Martelli G, Ferraris C. Can titanium mesh influence local recurrence management after implant-based breast reconstruction? SpringerPlus 2015, 4:482 doi: 10.1186/s40064-015-1273-3 SPRINGER
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Agresti A, Sandri M, Gennaro M, Riggio E, …, De Braud F. Evaluation of Local Oncologic Safety in Nipple-Areola Complex-sparing Mastectomy After Primary Chemotherapy: A Propensity Score- matched Study. Clinical Breast Cancer -2016 DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2016.12.003 ELSEVIER
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Riggio E, Ardoino I, Richardson C, Biganzoli E. Predictability of anthropomorphic measurements in implant selection for breast reconstruction: a retrospective cohort study. Eur J Plast Surg (2017). DOI: 10.1007/s00238-016-1261-z SPRINGER
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Agha RA, Pidgeon TE, Borrelli MR, Dowlut N, Orkar TK, et al. VOGUE Group. Validated Outcomes in the Grafting of Autologous Fat to the Breast: The VOGUE Study. Development of a Core Outcome Set for Research and Audit. Collaborators:…E. Riggio et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 May;141(5):633e-638e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004273. Erratum in: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Jul;142(1):295. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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Pennati A, Riggio E, Marano G, Biganzoli E. Autologous fat grafting after sarcoma surgery: Evaluation of oncological safety. J Plast Reconstr Aesth Surg, 71(12):1723-29, 2018 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.07.028 ELSEVIER
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Riggio E, Elisa Toffoli E, Tartaglione C, Marano G, Biganzoli E. Local safety of immediate reconstruction during primary treatment of breast cancer. Direct-to-implant versus expander-based surgery, J Plast Reconstr Aesth Surg, 72(2):232-42, 2019 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.10.016 ELSEVIER
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Riggio E. Early or Late Recurrence of. Carcinoma of the Breast in.Relation to Fat Grafting. Riggio,
E. (2019). Early or late recurrences of breast carcinoma are to be researched in relation to fat grafting.
Surgical Techniques Development, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/std.2019.8067 PAGEPRESS
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Riggio E. Surgical Techniques Development: A Multidisciplinary Medium for the Future Practical Surgery. EDITORIAL. Surg. Tech. Dev. 11(1):2-3, 2022. doi.org/10.3390/std11010002 MDPI .
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Riggio E. Report on the 9th National Congress AICPE (Italian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) Held in Sorrento, Italy, April 22-24, 2022. Surg. Tech. Dev. 11(1):4-46, 2022doi.org/10.3390/std11010003 MDPI
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Riggio E, Alfieri S, Toffoli E, Borreani C. A descriptive comparison of satisfaction and well-being between expander-based and direct-to-implant breast reconstruction after Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Aesth Plast Surg 47, 30-39, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-022-03061-9.
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Riggio E, Alfieri S, Borreani C. Invited Response: Expander-Based and Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction After Nipple- Sparing Mastectomy. Aesth Plast Surg 47 (Suppl 1), 151- 153 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-022-03143-8.
40. . Riggio E. Report on the 11th National Congress AICPE (Italian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) held in Rimini, Italy, 12-14 April 2024. Surg. Tech. Dev. https://doi.org/10.3390/std13020009