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Dr. Juan Diego Mejia is a certified Plastic Surgeon with more than 15 years experience. He is a member of the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery (SCCP) and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Dr. Mejia is also part of the curricular subcommittee of the American Society of Plastic Surgery (SAPS) in matters of facial cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Mejia graduated in Plastic Surgery from the National University of Colombia (in Bogota). He passed all the medical exams to validate his medical degree in the United States and is certified by the ECFMG (Educational Commission for foreign medical Graduates). This gave him the opportunity to do a formal fellowship in Aesthetic Surgery at Emory University in Atlanta, U.S.A. This fellowship is endorsed by the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and was headed by Dr. Foad Nahai. Dr. Foad Nahai has been president of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and the international Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). He is also the Editor of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Author of multiple papers and books including what is considered the bible of Aesthetic Surgery: ¨The Art of Aesthetic Surgery¨.
Dr. Juan Diego Mejia has dedicated part of his life to academics and the education of future Plastic Surgeons. He is a speaker at national and international plastic surgery meetings. Has authored a book on reconstructive Plastic surgery, Co-authored multiple book chapters in some of the most respected texts like ¨The Art of Aesthetic Surgery¨ and ¨Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art¨, and has participated in multiple papers in the most respected journals like ¨Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal¨ and ¨The Aesthetic Surgery Journal¨. These are some of his most important publications:
BOOKS:
Sastre RE, Mejia JD. Manual de disección de anatomía quirúrgica: colgajos de miembro superior y tronco. Unibiblos. 2015 (Available on Amazon)
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Codner MA, Mejia JD. Lower Lid Blepharoplasty en Foad Nahai (ed) The Art of Aesthetic Surgery. 3rd Edition. Quality Medical Publishing. 2020
Mejia JD, Nahai F. Prevention and treatment of irregularities of the lower eyelids following fat grafts en Foad Nahai (ed) Problems in Periorbital Surgery. Thieme Publishing. P. 152. 2019
Mejía JD, Mejia N, Nahai F. Cantopexia y Cantoplastia en Coiffman (ed) Cirugía Plástica Reconstructiva y Estética 4ta Edición. Amolca. 2012
Codner MA, Mejia JD. Upper Lid Blepharoplasty en Foad Nahai (ed) The Art of Aesthetic Surgery. 2nd Edition. Quality Medical Publishing. Pag. 863-892. 2011
Codner MA, Mejia JD. Lower Lid Blepharoplasty en Foad Nahai (ed) The Art of Aesthetic Surgery. 2nd Edition. Quality Medical Publishing. Pag. 907-940. 2011
Nahai F, Mejia JD. Applied Anatomy of the Face and Neck en Foad Nahai (ed) The Art of Aesthetic Surgery. 2nd Edition. Quality Medical Publishing. Pag. 1273-1346. 2011
Mejía JD, Nahai F. Vertical Mastopexy en Scott L Spear (ed) Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art. 3rd Edition. Philadelphia. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Capitulo 87. 2011
Sastre RE, Mejía JD. Cobertura de la Mano en Coiffman (ed) Cirugía Plástica Reconstructiva y Estética 3ra Edición. Volumen 5: Cirugía de la Mano. Amolca. 2008
PAPERS:
Mejia JD. Clover leaf umbilicoplasty: Achieving a natural looking belly button. Aesth Surg J. 2020 Mar; 40 (3): 342-347
Codner MA, Mejia JD, Locke MB, Mahoney A, Thiels C, Nahai FR, Hester TR, Nahai F. A 15-year experience with primary breast augmentation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar;127(3):1300-10.
Mejia JD, Egro FM, Nahai F. Visual loss after blepharoplasty: incidence,
management, and preventive measures. Aesthet Surg J. 2011 Jan 1;31(1):21-9.
Mejía JD, Codner MA. Lower Blepharoplasty and Midface Lift. Plastic Surgery Hyperguide. 2011
Codner MA, McCord CD, Mejia JD, Lalonde D. CME: Upper and lower eyelid reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Nov;126(5):231e-245e
Sastre RE, Mejia JD. Manual de disección de anatomía quirúrgica: colgajos de miembro superior y tronco. Revista Colombiana de Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva. Volumen 16: No. 2: 13-54. Diciembre 2010.
Mejia JD, Nahai FR, Nahai F, Momoh AO. Isolated management of the aging neck. Semin Plast Surg. 2009 Nov;23(4):264-73.
Sastre RE, Mejía JD. Colgajo anterolateral del muslo: revisión y reporte de un caso. Revista Colombiana de Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva. Volumen 13: No. 2: 42-47. Diciembre 2007.
Aguirre H, Mejía JD. Profilaxis antibiótica en cirugía estética: revisión y encuesta a cirujanos plásticos. Revista Colombiana de Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva. Volumen 13. No.2: 61-64. Diciembre 2007.
