Irina G. Marinicheva,
- MD, certified plastic surgeon
- Maxillofacial surgeon of the highest qualification category,
- PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery PFUR
- A member of Russian Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aestetic Surgeons
- A member of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
- A member of European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EACMFS),
- A member of Society of Aesthetic Medical Specialists
- A member of the American Association of Women Plastic Surgeons
- A Chairman of the Board of Russian Association of Women Plastic Surgeons
Professionalism!..
What’s the difference between a good plastic surgeon and just a plastic surgeon? First of all it’s in the team approach of solving the given problem, which requires a wide range of vision, experience, and ability to conclude right decisions in non-standard situations. But the main thing is the understanding of the patient, his wishes and needs.
The development of those features requires a long period of hard work.
I’ve received a wonderful higher education in the field of medicine. And already in the university I’ve decided that I wanted to become a plastic surgeon. This early decision allowed me to receive training in the best department of plastic and reconstructive surgery in Russia in the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery under the direction of A. I. Nerobeev.
During my postgraduate studentship I was trained in the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at the Medical Department of the New York University (USA) under the direction of legendary Joseph G. McCarthy. Mainly the American school of medicine formed my basic knowledge and skills in plastic surgery, which allow me to think critically in non-standard situations, operate fast and plainly without extending of the operation time.
Comprehensive training formed my need for continuous improvement, development, and implementation of new ideas in the profession. My dissertation deals with the complex problem, which is the correction of eye protective apparatus in case of the defeat of the facial nerve.
In parallel, I was able to develop a whole section of plastic surgery, dedicated to feet plastic surgery. Before the advent of factory implants, first silicone implants for leg surgery I had to make myself. Then, when the products of Eurosilicone and Polytech arrived to our market, I perfected a technique of leg plastic surgery, and today my working experience can count 500 patients (1000 implants). Currently I introduce the plastic surgery with implants of the inner thigh.
Modern plastic surgery calls for widespread use of cosmetic methods of recovery and improvement of the results of surgery. For professional use of these techniques, I was specifically trained for dermatology and cosmetology and received additional certification for the use of drugs containing botulin toxin, fillers, filament lifting.
I am an active supporter of antiage medicine, and I am convinced that after the surgery, my patient should not only look younger, but also achieve total rejuvenation and healing of the body.
My patients
About 20% of my patients come from abroad: from Europe, Asia, North and even South America. Another 30% live outside the Moscow region: Saint Petersburg, Rostov, Kazan, and Murmansk… Tenth part of my patients - are doctors and their family members.
One may argue about the canons of beauty, on the principles of harmony and perfection. But my medical practice suggests, that each patient comes to a plastic surgeon for his own reasons and with his own criteria of visual appeal.
Our joint work on the new look is based on the understanding, sometimes, on close emotional doctor-patient relationship; indeed any aesthetic problem is often accompanied by psychological discomfort. Patients, who live for a long time one-on-one with a particular physical disability, gradually develop complexes and have difficulties with communicating with other people. The achievement of the harmony of the external and the internal world of the patient - is one of the primary tasks of plastic surgery.
The important meaning for the success of plastic surgery is a correctly carried out preparatory stage. I preform a surgical operation of correcting the external flaws only when I understand, that the patient consciously approached the possibility of treatment by a plastic surgeon, and when his expectations of the upcoming operation do not exceed the anatomical and technical capabilities.
If you look at your reflection in the mirror you see anything upsetting, do not despair. Come, and together we can find the best way to solve the problem.
