{"id":5572,"date":"2026-05-22T08:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lipedemaac.com\/doctor-alexo-carballeira-brana\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:42:59","slug":"doctor-alexo-carballeira-brana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lipedemaac.com\/en\/doctor-alexo-carballeira-brana\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Alexo Carballeira Bra\u00f1a"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n \"Dr.\n MEDICAL DIRECTOR<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n PLASTIC, AESTHETIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY<\/span>\n

Dr. Alexo Carballeira Bra\u00f1a<\/h1>\n

Medical Licence No.: 461510423<\/p>\n\n

\n One of the most authoritative voices in reconstructive and lymphatic surgery. His career combines the rigour of high-complexity microsurgery with super-specialisation in the treatment of lipedema.\n <\/p>\n\n

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+15 Years<\/strong>Clinical Experience<\/span><\/div>\n
SECPRE<\/strong>Full Member<\/span><\/div>\n
ORCID<\/strong>Researcher Profile<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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\n CLINICAL BACKGROUND<\/span>\n

Excellence Trained by the Masters of Global Surgery<\/h2>\n\n

\n A graduate in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Dr. Carballeira built his specialisation through the M.I.R. residency programme at the prestigious University Hospital Complex of Santiago de Compostela. His non-conformism and constant pursuit of technical perfection drove him into elite international training, working directly with some of the most iconic figures in world medicine.\n <\/p>\n\n

\n From the aesthetic refinement of the Ivo Pitanguy Institute<\/strong> in Brazil, through the advanced microsurgical precision of Tokyo University Hospital<\/strong> in Japan, to the cutting edge of fat transfer at the Miami Breast Center<\/strong> in the United States. This surgical worldview is complemented by a deep ethical and human commitment, reflected in his humanitarian aid missions as a volunteer surgeon at the Hospital in Tanzania.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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\n ACADEMIC & SURGICAL MILESTONES<\/span>\n

The Pillars of a Superior Standard<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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A Pioneer in Reconstructive Microsurgery<\/h3>\n

\n Specialised through an international master's degree in complex craniofacial, breast, limb and trunk reconstructions. This ability to repair vascular structures and tissues at a millimetric level is the distinctive technical skill he applies to the safe decompression of adipose tissue.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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A Legacy at Cl\u00ednica Cavadas<\/h3>\n

\n During two years of intense activity at Cl\u00ednica Cavadas, he played a key role in interventions of the highest medical complexity, notably taking part in the historic milestone of the world's first bilateral leg transplant. A level of demand that cemented his skill in the face of the most severe surgical challenges.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Lipedema Research & Science<\/h3>\n

\n As director of Lipedema Advanced Care, he combines operating-room practice with active scientific research. He is co-author of the landmark study \"The Advanced Care Study: Current Status of Lipedema in Spain\"<\/em>, a key publication that indexes and defines the real clinical landscape of this condition.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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\n METHODOLOGY IN THE OPERATING ROOM<\/span>\n

The Fusion of Science, Technology and Surgical Art<\/h2>\n\n

\n For Dr. Alexo Carballeira, every lipedema treatment<\/a> is an exercise in maximum anatomical precision. It is not about performing conventional liposuction; it is a reconstructive intervention aimed at relieving cellular pressure, safeguarding the lymphatic channels and restoring the patient's biomechanics.\n <\/p>\n\n

\n In the hospital setting, he leads a protocol in which cutting-edge technology adapts to the biological needs of the tissues. Through the synergy of the WAL Technique<\/strong> (water-assisted) and PAL<\/strong> systems, he performs massive circumferential extractions while respecting circulatory integrity. The procedure concludes with the precise application of Renuvion\u00ae Technology<\/strong>, using helium plasma to ensure perfect internal skin retraction, minimising after-effects and eliminating tissue laxity without the need for large scars.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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\n \"Dr.\n HIGH COMPLEXITY<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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\n INSTITUTIONAL BACKING<\/span>\n

Medical Societies and Scientific Profile<\/h2>\n

\n Dr. Carballeira's rigour is backed by his active membership of the country's most demanding plastic and reconstructive surgery organisations, ensuring a practice held to the strictest ethical codes.\n <\/p>\n\n

\n \n ORCID SCIENTIFIC PROFILE<\/strong>\n Researcher ID: 0000-0002-6965-3734<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n THE ADVANCED CARE STUDY<\/strong>\n Official publication on PubMed \/ MDPI<\/span>\n <\/a>\n \n LEG TRANSPLANT PUBLICATION<\/strong>\n American Journal of Transplantation<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
\n Member of SECPRE<\/span>\n \u2022<\/span>\n Member of SCPRECVA<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n
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