Dr Ignacio Romero

Breast surgery

• Breast surgery.
• Breast reconstruction.
• Microsurgical breast reconstruction.
• Mammaplastic surgery in breast cancer.

Plastic and aesthetic surgery

• Aesthetic plastic surgery.
• Structural rhinoplasty.
• Hybrid rhinoplasty.
• Preservation rhinoplasty.

Microsurgery and reconstructive surgery

• Reconstructive microsurgery.
• Head and neck reconstruction.
• Lower limb reconstruction.
• Upper limb reconstruction.
• Reconstruction of complex defects using flaps.
• Reconstruction of open tibial fractures.

Hand and upper limb surgery

• Hand surgery.
• Upper limb reconstruction.
• Surgical treatment of wrist disorders.
• Brachial plexus surgery.

Scars and burns

• Treatment of hypertrophic scars.
• Fractional CO₂ laser treatment for burn scars.
• Reconstructive surgery in burn patients.

Professional Career

• Specialist trained via the Spanish MIR system in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery at Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid, from September 2020 to September 2025.
• Committee member representing resident physicians on the National Commission for Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery since 2023.
• Clinical placement at Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro in Madrid, focused on breast microsurgery and head and neck reconstruction, in 2025.
• Clinical placement at Grupo DEMYA in Madrid, focused on aesthetic plastic surgery, in 2025.
• Clinical placement at Clínica Cavadas in Valencia, focused on microsurgery and lower limb reconstruction, in 2023.
• Clinical placement at Ganga Hospital in Coimbatore, India, focused on microsurgery, brachial plexus surgery and lower limb reconstruction, in 2023.
• Clinical placement at Clínica Planas in Barcelona, focused on preservation rhinoplasty, in 2023.

Academic Training

• Degree in Medicine from Universidad de Sevilla, completed in 2019.
• University Expert Diploma in Clinical Research Methodology from Universidad Católica de Murcia, with a course load of 36 ECTS.
• Theoretical and practical training in the use of statistical software applied to clinical research.
• Certification to perform procedures involving experimental animals, functions B and C.
• Ranked 17th out of 12,172 candidates in the 2020 Spanish national examination for resident physicians.

Affiliations

• Member of the Sociedad Española de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética — SECPRE.
• Member of the Asociación Española de Microcirugía — AEM.
• Member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery — ISAPS.
• Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons — ASPS.

Publications

• Romero I, Díez J, Landín L, Casado C. “Análisis de las diferencias de calibre entre las venas mamarias internas derecha e izquierda y su relación con múltiples factores en reconstrucción microquirúrgica de mama”. Cirugía Plástica Ibero-Latinoamericana. 2023. 2023.
• Romero I, Alfaro J, Landín L. “Cirugía mamoplásica en cáncer de mama invasor”. Revista de Cáncer. 2022; 36(5): 246–254.

Scientific Activity and Additional Training

Dr Ignacio Romero has participated in national and international courses on microsurgery, limb reconstruction, breast surgery, rhinoplasty, ultrasound applied to aesthetic surgery, hand surgery, treatment of musculoskeletal sarcomas, major burns and surgical patient safety.

He has also presented scientific communications at national and international congresses on:

• Fractional CO₂ laser treatment of hypertrophic scars.
• Lumbar reconstruction using a LAP flap.
• Locked intramedullary wrist arthrodesis.
• Reconstruction of complex open tibial fractures.

Languages

• Spanish: native.
• English: professional proficiency, C1 level.