“Aesthetic medicine is most useful in two situations: when the patient’s anatomy doesn’t yet need surgery, and when an established result needs maintenance over years. The wrong answer is to keep adding filler in pursuit of a change that surgery would have addressed permanently. The honest conversation about that is part of every consultation.”
— Dr. Micaela Cortellessa, Aesthetic Medicine Specialist
Dr.
Micaela Cortellessa
Aesthetic Medicine Specialist at Palazzo Manzoni in Brescia. Face and body aesthetic medicine — the non-surgical end of the spectrum: botulinum toxin, hyaluronic-acid filler, biostimulators, peels, and energy-based treatments, performed with the same restraint that defines the rest of the department.
Background and Clinical Practice
Background and
clinical practice
Dr. Micaela Cortellessa is an Aesthetic Medicine Specialist at Istituto Chirurgico Palazzo Manzoni in Brescia, performing face and body aesthetic medicine — non-surgical injectables, biostimulators, peels, energy-based treatments, and integrated long-term plans. Within the department’s structure, she is one of the two practitioners principally responsible for the aesthetic-medicine pathway, working alongside Dr. Giorgia Tinti and in coordination with the surgical team for patients whose plan combines surgery and non-surgical work.
The department’s voice on aesthetic medicine is consistent across every page: the field has been banalised, treatments belong with practitioners who can manage complications and discuss alternatives honestly, and the goal is restrained, gradual, natural-looking work that ages with the patient. Her clinical practice reflects this position.
Aesthetic-medicine patients at this department are treated by a doctor — not by an aesthetician with injection rights — so complications, broader medical context, and the honest question of whether surgery is the better answer are all part of the same consultation.
Training and Qualifications
Training and
qualifications
Full credential details are being confirmed with Dr. Cortellessa and will be updated before this page goes live.
Medical qualification
Doctor of Medicine and Surgery
Aesthetic medicine training
Master’s or postgraduate diploma
Professional society memberships
SIME (Italian Society of Aesthetic Medicine), AGORÀ, IMCAS, or others as Dr. Cortellessa confirms
How Dr. Cortellessa Works
How Dr. Cortellessa
works
A consultation with Dr. Cortellessa follows the same long-form structure that defines the department’s approach. The visit starts with the patient’s actual goals, examines the relevant anatomy, lays out the options at every level — including doing nothing, including surgical referral if surgery is the right answer — and produces a written plan. There is no countdown to schedule, and no pressure to combine more than the patient asked for.
She emphasises:
Goals before treatment
The visit starts with what the patient actually wants, and the relevant anatomy is examined before anything is recommended.
All options on the table
Every level is laid out — including doing nothing, and including a surgical referral when surgery is the right answer.
A written plan, no pressure
The consultation produces a written plan. There is no countdown to schedule and no pressure to combine more than was asked for.
Treated by a doctor
Patients are treated by a doctor, not an aesthetician with injection rights — so complications, medical context, and the surgery-versus-injectables question are managed properly.
Areas of Clinical Practice
What Dr. Cortellessa practises
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Botulinum toxin
Upper third of the face, masseter modulation, axillary hyperhidrosis, the neck (Nefertiti lift effect), and selected off-label indications.
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Hyaluronic-acid filler
Mid-face support, tear-trough correction, lip volume, perioral lines, jawline definition, and the temples — placed in modest, anatomically calibrated volumes, with explicit avoidance of the over-volumised “filler face” pattern.
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Biostimulators
Calcium hydroxylapatite, poly-L-lactic acid, and polynucleotides for collagen-stimulating treatment of the face and body — particularly the décolleté, neck, and inner upper arm.
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Peels
Chemical peels of varying depths, matched to skin condition and the patient’s tolerance for downtime.
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Energy-based treatments
Radiofrequency, focused ultrasound, and fractional laser (where the device set permits) for skin tightening, texture, and pigmentation.
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Integrated long-term plans
Conservative maintenance work over years that delays the moment surgical intervention becomes appropriate, plus co-management of post-operative aesthetic-medicine care for surgical patients.
The Rest of the Team
Also in the
plastic surgery department
Dr. Cortellessa is one of six specialists at Palazzo Manzoni’s plastic surgery department. Each has distinct clinical focus areas. Your initial consultation determines who is the right match for your goals.
Dr. Enrico Motta
Lead Plastic Surgeon · Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery; face, breast, body and reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Stefano Di Nonno
Plastic Surgeon · body, face, breast and dermatological surgery; hair-restoration specialist (FUE and FUT).
Dr. Nicolò Manuini
Plastic Surgeon · blepharoplasty specialist and aesthetic medicine.
Dr. Luana Salvagni
Specialist in Maxillofacial Surgery · face surgery, rhinoplasty, scar and lesion surgery.
Dr. Giorgia Tinti
Aesthetic Medicine Specialist · face and body aesthetic medicine, working in close coordination with Dr. Cortellessa.
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At Palazzo Manzoni in Brescia, every consultation is personal, unhurried, and designed to give you clarity about your next step.
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