Dr. Gazzola spent part of his activity in several Italian and foreign centers of excellence. He is author of several scientific publications on national and international journals. He also authored several chapters of specialistic books.

Assistant and clinical activites

Dr. Gazzola spent part of his activity in several Italian and foreign centers of excellence.

From 2007 to 2008 he attended the Department of Plastic Surgery directed by Prof. Luca Vaienti at the IRCCS Policlinico San Donato.

From 2009 to a year he used to work by the Department of General Surgery directed by Prof. Valerio Di Carlo at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. During this time he worked in Unit Simple Breast conducted by Dr. Marassi, where he took part in the activity surgical oncology is both reconstructive.

From 2009 to 2010 he frequented the Department of Plastic Surgery directed by Prof. Franz Wilhelm Baruffaldi Preis at the Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, with particular regard to Aesthetic Surgery, functional and aesthetic Rhinoplasty.

From 2010 to 2016 he used to work again at the Department of Plastic Surgery directed by Prof. Vaienti, where he could deepen several fields of Reconstructive Surgery, especially reconstructive surgery of the lower limb (post-traumatic and secondary), Oncologic Surgery (skin cancer), Hand Surgery (emergency and elective), malformations (mainly focusing on congenital giant nevi, vascular neoplasms and hand malformations).

During this period, he also attended in 2013 the Department of Plastic Surgery directed by Prof. Mario Rietjens at the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) where he could work and dedicate himself to breast reconstructive surgery and breast Oncoplastic.

In 2014 he also attended the Department of Plastic Surgery directed by Prof. Giovanoli at the University Hospital of Zurich. Here he could assist microsurgical reconstructions of breast and limbs. It could also attend in the same hospital the hand surgery department, directed by Dr. Calcagni.

In 2015 he then continued his work by the Plastic Surgery Department directed by Prof. Vaienti at Policlinico San Donato. Since november 2015 worked with Prof. Franz Wilhelm Baruffaldi Preis until June.

Since September 2016 he works by the Plastic Surgery Department at Policlinico di Monza.

Scientific Publications

Dr. Gazzola is author of several scientific publications on national and international journals. He also authored several chapters of specialistic books. The publications are listed below:

  1. Vaienti L, Di Matteo A, Gazzola R, Randelli P,Lonigro J. Distally based sural fasciomusculocutaneous flap for treatment of wounds of the distal third of the leg and ankle with exposed internal hardware. J Orthop Traumatol. 2012. 13(1): 35-39.
  2. Vaienti L, Merle M, Villani F,Gazzola R. Fat grafting according to Coleman for the treatment of radial nerve neuromas. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010. 126(2): 676-678.
  3. Lanfranchi LA, Gazzola R, Addis A, Puggioni V, Marino M,Preis FW. An inexpensive and easy technique for placing and fixing dorsal grafts in rhinoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010. 126(6): 311e-312e.
  4. Vaienti L, Maggi F, Gazzola R,Lanzani E. Therapeutic management of complicated talar extrusion: literature review and case report. J Orthop Traumatol. 2011. 12(1): 61-64.
  5. Baruffaldi Preis FW, Cavallini M, Gazzola R,editore. T, Ricostruzione tegumentale nelle fratture del piatto tibiale. 2011, Timeo Editore.
  6. Lanfranchi LA, Gazzola R, Marino M,Baruffaldi Preis FW. A simple suspension technique in facial paralysis reanimation with bone anchors. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010. 126(6): 2275-2277.
  7. Cavallini M, Puggioni V,Gazzola R. Evaluation of cutaneous pH after chemical peel and its correction with amphoteric solutions. Journal of Plastic Dermatology. 2010. 6(2): 145-147.
  8. Gazzola R, Piozzi E, Lanfranchi AL,Baruffaldi Preis FW. Congenital Ptosis and Blefarophimosis: Retrospective Analysis of the Effectiveness of Correction with Levator Resection and Frontalis Suspension. Ped Med Chir. 2011. 33: 129-133.
  9. Baruffaldi Preis FW, Gazzola R, Cavallini M, Curreri WS,Papagni M. Cutaneous Shrinking After Surgical Excision: Study On Healthy And Pathologic Cutaneous Specimens. Up to Date Plast Surg. 2011. 4(2): 37-38.
  10. Lanfranchi LA, Gazzola R,Preis FW. Preventing tip modifications and alar retractions: the “joy-ride” stitch. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011. 127(1): 477-478; author reply 478-479.
  11. Vaienti L, Gazzola R, Palitta G,Vaienti E. The role of inconstant perforating arteries in harvesting radial flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011. 127(1): 484-485; author reply 485-486.
  12. Vaienti L, Gazzola R, Gatti J, Di Matteo A,Resch P. The role of long-wave diathermy in lower limb flaps: clinical case and evaluation. Med Chir Ort. 2011. 3: 16-19.
  13. Vaienti L, Zilio D, Ravasio G, Gazzola R,Marchesi A. The pollicization of the index finger in the aplasia of the thumb. Pediatr Med Chir. 2009. 31(6): 258-261.
  14. Vaienti L, Di Matteo A, Gazzola R, Villani F, Marchesi A,Leone F. The “Quadrant Operative Strategy” in exposed knee prostheses. Up to Date Plast Surg. 2011. 4(3): 69-72.
  15. Cavallini M, Corsi MM,Gazzola R. Leeches in Plastic Surgery: ancient traditions and current applications. Up to Date Plast Surg. 2011. 4(2): 57-60.
  16. Vaienti L, Marchesi A, Gazzola R, Ravasio G,Lonigro J. Second toe transplantation to reconstruct digits. Pediatr Med Chir. 2009. 31(5): 222-226.
  17. Vaienti L, Merle M, Battiston B, Villani F,Gazzola R. Perineural fat grafting in the treatment of painful end-neuromas of the upper limb: a pilot study. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2013. 38(1): 36-42.
  18. Vaienti L, Di Matteo A, Gazzola R, Pierannunzii L, Palitta G,Marchesi A. First results with the immediate reconstructive strategy for internal hardware exposure in non-united fractures of the distal third of the leg: case series and literature review. J Orthop Surg Res. 2012. 7: 30.
  19. Baruffaldi Preis FW, Cavallini M,Gazzola R. The Post-Auricular flap in ear reconstruction after wide squamous cell carcinoma excision: a case report. Up to Date Plast Surg. 2011. 4(1): 73-75.
  20. Cavallini M, Gazzola R,Vaienti L. Effects of adhesive dressings on stratum corneum conductance. Skin Res Technol. 2012. 18(2): 241-244.
  21. Vaienti L, Gazzola R, Gatti J, Valtorta I,Cavallini M. Neurovascular Island Flaps in Thumb Fingertip Reconstruction. 2: 22-26.
  22. Marchesi A, Leone F, Sala L, Gazzola R,Vaienti L. Giant congenital melanocytic naevi: review of literature. Pediatr Med Chir. 2012. 34(2): 73-76.
  23. Vaienti L, Gazzola R, Villani F,Parodi PC. Perineural fat grafting in the treatment of painful neuromas. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2012. 16(1): 52-55.
  24. Gazzola R, Pasini L,Cavallini M. Herpes virus outbreaks after dermal hyaluronic acid filler injections. Aesthet Surg J. 2012. 32(6): 770-772.
  25. Vaienti L, Gazzola R, Benanti E, Leone F, Marchesi A, Parodi PC,Riccio M. Failure by congestion of pedicled and free flaps for reconstruction of lower limbs after trauma: the role of negative-pressure wound therapy. J Orthop Traumatol. 2013. 14(3): 213-217.
  26. Di Matteo A, Gazzola R, Villani F, Benanti E,Vaienti L. In continuity Burow’s Triangle Advancement Flap. Up to Date Plast Surg. 2012. 5(2).
  27. Gazzola R, Cavallini M, Parodi PC, Benanti E,Vaienti L. Radiometric infrared temperature detection in skin expansion. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012. 130(5): 762e-764e.
  28. Cavallini M, Gazzola R, Metalla M,Vaienti L. The role of hyaluronidase in the treatment of complications from hyaluronic acid dermal fillers. Aesthet Surg J. 2013. 33(8): 1167-1174.
  29. Vaienti L, Gazzola R, Marchesi A, Leone F, Benanti E,Randelli P. An useful technical trick to reduce the pedicle twisting in propeller flaps: the polar safety stitch (PSS). Eur J Plast Surg. 2012. 36(5): 315-318.
  30. Cavallini M, Antonioli B, Gazzola R, Tosca M, Galuzzi M, Rapisarda V, Ciancio F,Marazzi M. Hyaluronidases for treating complications by hyaluronic acid dermal fillers: evaluation of the effects on cell cultures and human skin. Eur J Plast Surg. 2013. 36(8): 477-484.
  31. Gazzola R, Benanti E,Vaienti L. Blepharoplasty complications: a literature review. UpDate in Plastic Surgery. 2013. 6(2).
  32. Lanfranchi LA, Gazzola R, Marino M,Baruffaldi Preis FW. An inexpensive, fast, and easy way to harvest large volumes of adipose tissue for autologous grafting. Aesthet Surg J. 2013. 33(7): 1077-1078.
  33. Lanfranchi LA, Gazzola R,Preis FW. Useful method to create a precise, sterile, and inexpensive areola marker. Aesthet Surg J. 2013. 33(6): 922-923.
  34. Lazzaro L, De Franceschi D, Cracco S, Gazzola R, Vaienti L, Rampino Cordaro E,Parodi PC, Lembo surale superficiale a base distale: vantaggi del lembo adipofasciale rispetto al lembo fasciocutaneo, in The sural flap: anatomical aspects and technical refinements, P.C. Parodi and L. Vaienti, Editors. 2013, New Magazine Edizioni. p. 27-33.
  35. Vaienti L, Marchesi A, Palitta G, Gazzola R, Parodi PC,Leone F. Limb trauma: the use of an advanced wound care device in the treatment of full-thickness wounds. Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2013. 8(2): 111-115.
  36. Cavallini M, Gazzola R, Fellegara G,Vaienti L. Nodular fasciitis of the cervical region: case report and literature review. J Plast Dermatol. 2013. 9(3): 209-212.
  37. Gazzola R, Colombo G, Marcelli S,Vaienti L, Hyaluronidases: biological features and current therapeutic applications, in Hyaluronan – Biological and Medical Implications, V. Pomin, Editor. 2014, Nova Publishers: New York. p. 53-83.
  38. De Lorenzi F, Gazzola R, Sangalli C, Villa O, Marchetti M, Monturano M, Petit JY, Garusi C, Martella S, Manconi A, Barbieri B, Gottardi A, Iera M, da Costa Silva MA, Veronesi P,Rietjens M. Poly implant prothese asymmetrical anatomical breast implants: a product recall study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015. 135(1): 25-33.
  39. Gazzola R, De Lorenzi F, Preda L, Veronesi G,Rietjens M. Chest Wall Resection for Single Rib Metastasis after Breast Cancer. Breast J. 2015.
  40. Cavallini M, Blandini D, Klinger M, Lisa A, Gazzola R. Lift of female external genitalia after abdominoplasty: quantification and considerations about the surgical planning. Pelviperineology 2015; 34: 127-130
  41. Fakin R, Gazzola R, Calcagni M, Giovanoli P, Giesen T. Replantation by palmar arteriovenous anastomosis in complex finger amputations. Chirurgie de la main 34: 240–244
  42. Cavallini M, Fellegara G, Gazzola R. Cutaneous surgical-scar metastasis from lung cancer. J Plast Dermatol 11(1):13-14
  43. Vaienti L, Gazzola R. Lesioni nervose croniche degli arti in “Chirurgia Rigenerativa”, ed. Cervelli V.
  44. Vaienti L, Gazzola R. Perineural Fat Grafting for the Management of Neuromas and Pain Syndrome. In Structural Fat Grafting II ed. Coleman.
  45. Amendola F, Gazzola R, Lombardo M, Caminiti R, Dagna L, Baruffaldi Preis FW. Chronic Ulcer by Cutaneous GvHD After Bone Marrow Transplantation Treated With Skin Allograft From HLA-Identical Donor: Case Report and Literature Review. Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2016 Mar 23
  46. Gazzola R, Michele L, Rosati R, Baruffaldi Preis FW, Re: Posterior Component Separation with Transversus Abdominis Release: Technique, Utility, and Outcomes in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Plast Reconstr Surg, in press
  47. Fasola E, Gazzola R. Labia Majora Augmentation with Hyaluronic Acid Filler: technique and results. Aesth Surg J, in press
  48. Leone F, Benanti E, Marchesi A, Gazzola R, Vaienti L. Surgical excision of Infantile Haemangiomas: a technical refinement to prevent bleeding complications. Ped Med Chir 36: 121-123
  49. Giesen T, Gazzola R, Poggetti A, Giovanoli P, Calcagni M. Intramedullary headless screw fixation for fractures of the proximal and middle phalanges in the digits of the hand:
a review of 31 consecutive fractures. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2016 Apr 7

Congress works and lectures

Dr. Gazzola attended several national and international congresses, as author, lecturer and partecipant.

Congress works and lectures

  1. Palitta, G., A. Marchesi, R. Gazzola, and L. Vaienti, La ricostruzione del terzo distale di gamba: metodiche ricostruttive a confronto, in 59° Congresso Nazionale SICPRE. 2010: Siena. p. 20.
  2. Gazzola, R., L. Vaienti, F. Villani, and M. Merle, Il Perineural Fat Grafting (PFG) nel trattamento dei neuromi dolorosi, in 49° Congresso Nazionale SICM. 2011: Torino.
  3. Palitta, G., R. Gazzola, A. Di Matteo, I. Valtorta, A. Rossi, and L. Vaienti. L’aspetto estetico nella ricostruzione degli arti inferiori. in 60° Congresso Nazionale SICPRE. 2011. Milano.
  4. Vaienti, L., F. Villani, R. Gazzola, A. Marchesi, and M. Merle, Perineural Fat Grafting: applicazioni cliniche degli innesti adiposi nel trattamento dei neuromi dell’arto superiore, in 60° Congresso Nazionale SICPRE. 2011: Milano.
  5. Vaienti, L., R. Gazzola, and F. Villani, Perineural Fat Grafting (PFG) in The Treatment Of Painful End-Neuromas, in Fat Injection and Tissue Regeneration. 2011: Milano.
  6. Vaienti, L., R. Gazzola, F. Villani, and I. Valtorta, New perspectives in the treatment of painful neuromas: the Perineural Fat Grafting, in 1st International Conference on Adipose Tissue. 2011: Venice. p. 79-80.
  7. Vaienti, L., R. Gazzola, G. Palitta, A. Marchesi, and A. Di Matteo, Combined surgical treatment in morphological restoration of Hemifacial Progressive Atrophy: parascapular free flap and fat grafts, in 1st International Conference on Adipose Tissue. 2011: Venice. p. 100.
  8. Vaienti, L. and R. Gazzola, First International Symposium Pediatric Wound care, ISPEW. 2011: Rome.
  9. Gazzola, R., F. Villani, F. Leone, A. Marchesi, and L. Vaienti, Il perineural fat grafting (pfg) nel trattamento dei neuromi terminali dolorosi dell’arto superiore, in 61° Congresso Nazionale SICPRE. 2012: Palermo.
  10. Leone, F., A. Marchesi, R. Gazzola, A. Di Matteo, and L. Vaienti, La “quadrant operative strategy” nella esposizione delle protesi articolari di ginocchio, in 61° Congresso Nazionale SICPRE. 2012: Palermo.
  11. Vaienti, L., R. Gazzola, and A. Marchesi, The treatment of painful end-neuromas in hand and upper extremity with Perineural Fat Grafting (PFG), in 1st European Congress “defining a reconstruction ladder for the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions using regenerative approaches: a consensus conference” 2013: Milano.
  12. Vaienti, L., R. Gazzola, F. Leone, and M. Brioschi, The treatment of painful end-neuromas with Perineural Fat Grafting (PFG), in Regenerative Surgery. 2012: Rome.
  13. Vaienti, L., G. Palitta, R. Gazzola, I. Valtorta, and A. Marchesi, L’espansione tissutale nelle lesioni pigmentarie del volto, in 18° Congresso Internazionale di Medicina Estetica. 2011: Milano.
  14. Vaienti, L., Gazzola, R (relatore). Complicanze cutanee in chirurgia dell’anca. Palacademy, 2013, Milano
  15. Gazzola R, Valtorta I, Vaienti L (in qualità di collaborator alla didattica). Ustioni da agenti chimici e fisici. Corso di Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia – Università degli Studi di Milano, 12/12/2013, Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese
  16. Gazzola R, Vaienti L (in qualità di collaborator alla didattica). Plastiche a Z, Lembi cutanei, Terapia delle ulcere da decubito. Scuola di Specializzazione in Chirurgia Generale – Università degli Studi di Milano, 17/02/2014, Ospedale Sacco, Milano
  17. Vaienti L, Gazzola R (in qualità di collaborator alla didattica). Simmetrizzazione mammaria, ricostruzione microchirurgica della mammella. Scuola di Specializzazione in Chirurgia Generale – Università degli Studi di Milano, 17/02/2014, Ospedale Sacco, Milano
  18. Gazzola R, Colombo G, Cavallini M, Vaienti L. Hyaluronidase: prevent and treat complications of fillers. Agorà 16° edizione, Milano 9-11/10/2014 in qualità di relatore
  19. Thomas Giesen, Riccardo Gazzola, Andrea Poggetti, Pietro Giovanoli, Maurizio Calcagni. Intramedullary Headless Screw for Transverse and Oblique Fractures to the Proximal and Middle Phalanx of the Digits: a different approach. FESSH 2015, Milano, Coautore della relazione.
  20. Luca Vaienti, Michel Merle, Riccardo Gazzola. Unsolved Issue of Painful Neuromas of the Upper Limb: an up-to-date using the new the regenerative approach of Perineural Fat Grafting (PFG). FESSH 2015, Milano, Coautore della relazione.

Partecipations – congresses and courses

  1.  I tumori cutanei e la mano dolorosa, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, UO Ch Plastica, 5 aprile 2008. I tumori della mano, Villa Contarini di Piazzola sul Brenta, 8 maggio 2009
  2. Meeting Hand Emergency, Confindustria Monza Brianza, 29-30 maggio 2009
  3. New trend in Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, UO Ch Plastica, 17 giugno 2009
  4. 5° International workshop Reconstructive Flap Surgery, l’Institut Europeen de la Main Luxembourg, 2009
  5. “Breast Reconstruction: State of the Art”, Hotel Marriott Milano, 15 ottobre 2010
  6. Attualità in tema di Chirurgia Plastica, Chirurgia della Mano e Microchirurgia, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 1 aprile 2011
  7. Fat Injection and Tissue Regeneration, Fondazione Cariplo, 17 settembre 2011
  8. Trattamento dei tumori del volto, dalla T alla O – Milano 11/11/2011
  9. Surgery Summer School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr. T. Popa”, Iasi 2008
  10. 1st International Conference on Adipose Tissue, Venezia 2011
  11. XXIV congresso nazionale della società italiana di Microchirurgia (SIM), Palermo 2011
  12. 60° Congresso Nazionale SICPRE, Milano 2011
  13. Paralisi facciale. Tecniche di rianimazione statica e dinamica. Corso pratico di dissezione su preparato anatomico, Alicante 2012
  14. XXIV congresso nazionale della società italiana di Microchirurgia (SIM), Palermo 2011
  15. 61° Congresso Nazionale SICPRE, Palermo 2012
  16. Fourth International Conference Regenerative Surgery, Roma 2012
  17. International workshop Reconstructive Flap Surgery, l’Institut Europeen de la Main Luxembourg, 2012
  18. 1st european congress “Defining a reconstruction ladder for the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions using regenerative approaches: a consensus conference”, Milano 2013
  19. Breast cancer: oncologic and reconstructive surgery. Interactive course with live surgery, Milano 2013
  20. Microchirurgia della testa e del collo, 17/01/2014-17/01/2014, Milano
  21. Giornata di approfondimento in microchirurgia della mano, 22/02/2014-22/02/2014, Torino
  22. 35th International Practical Seminar in Microsurgery of Vessels and Nerves, 22/10/2014-25/10/2014, Timisoara
  23. I Meeting Club Hand & Wrist – Osteosintesi e Traumatologia della Mano e del Polso, 12/03/2015-13/03/2015, I.R.C.C.S.
  24. Rhinoplasty, malaroplasty, cheiloplasty, facial fat grafting and mentoplasty – Hands on dissection course, Vienna 3-4/10/2015
  25. Labiopalatoschisi – Corso interdisciplinare indirizzato ai medici in formazione specialistica, Bologna 17/10/2015
  26. Chirurgia Ricostruttiva della mammella, Santa Margherita Ligure, 12-13/11/2015
  27. 7th Perforator Flap Harvesting Seminar on Living Tissue, Timisoara, 18-20/11/2015 Individual Advanced Training in Microsurgery in Living Tissue, Timisoara, 21-23/11/2015