Dr. Salvatore Farruggio MD

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Dr. Salvatore Farruggio has an average rating of 5 stars (out of 5) with a rating of Excellent based on 6 reviews.

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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Salvatore Farruggio identified specializing in Plastic SurgeryPlastic Surgery
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function, involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk, and external genitalia. He/she uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well. A plastic surgeon possesses special knowledge and skill in the design and surgery of grafts, flaps, free tissue transfer and replantation. Competence in the management of complex wounds, the use of implantable materials, and in tumor surgery is required., Hand SurgeryHand Surgery
A specialist trained in the investigation, preservation and restoration by medical, surgical, and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist. and Head & Neck SurgeryHead & Neck Surgery
A plastic surgeon with additional training in plastic and reconstructive procedures within the head, face, neck and associated structures, including cutaneous head and neck oncology and reconstruction, management of maxillofacial trauma, soft tissue repair and neural surgery. The field is diverse and involves a wide age range of patients, from the newborn to the aged. While both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery are practiced, there are many additional procedures which interface with them..

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Education

Dr. Farruggio attended medical school at New York Medical College and graduated in 1988 having 25 years experience.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Salvatore Farruggio MD as:

• Salvatore A Farruggio
• S Farruggio

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