Professional Summary

Dr. Giovanni Botti stands among the most authoritative figures in modern aesthetic surgery of the face and breast, a reputation built over more than four decades of clinical practice, scientific authorship, and international teaching. Based in Salò, on Lake Garda in Italy, he is the founder and Chief Medical Director of Villa Bella Clinic, one of Europe’s most prestigious centers for advanced cosmetic surgery and clinical research.

Renowned for his deep anatomical expertise, refined surgical artistry, and uncompromising commitment to natural-looking results, Dr. Botti has spent his career perfecting innovative techniques in deep-plane facelifts, periorbital rejuvenation, and complex breast shaping — three areas in which he is regarded as an international authority.

As an honorary leader and keynote speaker across global surgical stages, he is a celebrated masterclass mentor whose landmark textbooks and instructional courses have educated and inspired thousands of plastic surgeons worldwide, cementing his position as both a clinician and a scholarly authority within the specialty.

Current Positions & Leadership

• Chief Medical Director & Founder: Villa Bella Clinic in Salò, on Lake Garda, Italy, directing an internationally renowned surgical institute dedicated to high-end aesthetic surgery, clinical research, and professional training, a clinic that has become a recognized destination for both patients and surgeons seeking to learn his technique.
• Global Masterclass Educator & Dissection Instructor: Frequently organizes and leads advanced anatomical courses, live surgical demonstrations, and instructional workshops across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East.
• Keynote Speaker & Scientific Board Member: Actively contributes to the educational curricula and clinical safety protocols of premier international plastic surgery confederations, extending his influence into how the specialty trains and regulates itself internationally.

Education & Advanced Surgical Training

• Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery Specialization: Completed rigorous fellowship and residency training across premier European and international medical centers, mastering advanced techniques in reconstructive microsurgery, burn treatment, and cosmetic surgery.
• General Surgery Specialization: Completed at the University of Verona, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, in Verona, Italy, providing extensive foundational training in general and trauma surgery and establishing a profound command of surgical anatomy.
• Medical Degree (MD): Earned, graduating with highest honors, from the University of Padua (Università degli Studi di Padova), Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, in Padua, Italy — one of the oldest and most storied medical faculties in Europe.

Clinical Expertise & Surgical Philosophy

• Comprehensive Facial & Periorbital Rejuvenation: World-renowned mastery in deep-plane and SMAS facelifts, neck restoration, midface lifting, and advanced blepharoplasty, utilizing vector-based repositioning to restore youthful anatomical architecture without visible tension.
• Aesthetic Breast Surgery & Body Contouring: Exceptional expertise to primary and secondary breast augmentation, mastopexy, and reduction mammoplasty, focusing on stable parenchymal shaping and scar-minimizing techniques.
• Surgical Anatomy & Technical Innovation: Pioneer in developing numerous refined surgical instruments, suturing methodologies, and tissue-dissection techniques designed to minimize tissue trauma and optimize postoperative recovery.
• The “Philosophy of Harmonious Elegance”: Deeply rooted in the Italian artistic tradition, prioritizing balanced proportions, dynamic facial expressions, and long-term aesthetic stability over standardized or hyper-operated outcomes.

Notable Professional Experience & Mentorship

• Presidential & Institutional Leadership: Served as President of the Italian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (AICPE) and has held prominent leadership and national secretary roles within the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) and the European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (EASAPS).
• Author of Landmark Surgical Textbooks: Authored and co-authored seminal, globally referenced medical textbooks — including ‘Midface and Neck Aesthetic Plastic Surgery’ and ‘Aesthetic Surgery of the Breast’ — as well as dozens of influential peer-reviewed scientific papers and surgical video atlases.
• International Mentorship Legacy: Carried forward through the prestigious Villa Bella training programs and global hospital observerships, through which he has personally trained, mentored, and certified generations of plastic surgery residents and young specialists.

Professional Memberships

• Founding Member & Past President: Italian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (AICPE), and an Active Member and Visiting Professor of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).
• Active & Honorary Member: Italian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SICPRE), and Honorary and Corresponding Membership in the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the French Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (SOFCEP), and numerous other prestigious international societies.