Sarraga Plastic Surgery
Dr. Sarraga was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where he spent most of his life. Dr. Sarraga decided at a really early age to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and pursue a career in the art of medicine and surgery. Even prior to entering medical school, Dr. Sarraga was fascinated by surgery; he spent all his summers volunteering in the operating room at the Cardiovascular Center in Puerto Rico. After completing his undergraduate studies in Chicago, he attended medical school at the University of Puerto Rico, where he received many awards consisting of membership in the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and being in the top 10 percent of his class.
Dr. Sarraga then finished a full general surgery residency at the Universty of Puerto Rico, where he was recognized as intern of the year throughout his internship year. While training at the oncologic hospital, he was first subjected 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. Throughout his last year, he was selected amongst his peers as Administrative Chief Resident and quickly afterwards became Board Certified in General Surgery.
Dr. Sarraga then went North to complete his plastic surgery residency at the prestigious University of Massachusetts in New England. Throughout his last year of training, he was again recognized as Administrative Chief Resident among his peers. During his plastic surgery residency, Dr. Sarraga trained with the top aesthetic plastic surgeons in Boston learning the most as much as date techniques in Facial plastic surgery, rhinoplasty, body contouring and fat grafting.
Dr. Sarraga after that became interested in the healing and reconstructive properties of human fat cells and decided to pursue some additional training with specialists in the developing field of fat grafting and fat transfers This consisted of Dr. Daniel Delvecchio. Stemming from this interest, Dr. Sarraga did additional 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 after that 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 below in sunny South Florida. He has been thoroughly mentored by Dr. Storch in Face, Neck and Rhinoplasty Cosmetic Surgery. He is very passionate regarding his work and strives to do exceptional work that will certainly assist each patient enhance their appearance and also, perhaps, the high quality of their life. He frequently performs oculoplastic, facial rejuvenation (surgery of the face, neck, and eyes), Rhinoplasty and cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery. He is likewise an Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery consultant for numerous 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 included doctors on RealSelf.com and Healthtap.com and has been nominated "Top Doctor" in numerous plastic surgery categories for his expertise. He has been featured in numerous articles for the Aventura Magazine and has actually just recently been on the cover of Healthy Valley Magazine in Miami.
