Background and Education:
 

• Dr Villy Rodopoulou was born in Athens, Greece.
   

• She was qualified with honours from the Athens University Medical School in 1992.
   

• She was trained in General Surgery in Hippokrateion University Teaching Hospital
  and continued her training in plastic surgery with scholarship in Cook County Hospital
  and University of Illinois Medical Centre in Chicago,U.S.A. She completed her training
  in General State Hospital in Athens.
   

• In 2001 she became board certified by the Hellenic Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and following that she became also board certified by the European Boards of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS), a high qualification recognised in all European countries and awarded in few numbered plastic surgeons.
   

• From 2002 until 2006 she has been leaving and working in England, first in NHS hospitals doing mostly reconstructive surgery and then practising in Harley str., focused on aesthetic surgery.

• Her main interest is advanced facial and body plastic surgery techniques as well as non surgical treatments like non invasive facial rejuvenating treatments including: Botox injections , Fillers injections, Chemical Peels etc.
   

• She has gained a very significant experience in the use of Laser treatments as well as the non-invasive ones like Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) for skin photorejuvenation and the most recent technology like Radio-Frequency(RF).
   

• Since 2006 she has established her practice in Athens, Greece.

Publications & Experience:

• She has published many scientific articles in well respected European and American plastic surgery journals as well as in Year Book of Surgery after honourable invitation.
   

• She has given numerous oral presentations in international plastic surgery meetings and she was once awarded with the 1^st prize award.
   

• She maintains a continuous update of her qualifications through participation in relevant meetings and post-graduate courses.
   

• She was featured in the greek version of the Extreme Makeover with great success and has numerous participations in relevant TV programes.

   

Professional Societies:

She is a member of the following:

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
   

• International Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery,
   

• U.K. General Medical Council-Specialist Registration( No: 6035678).
   

• Hellenic Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
   

• Hellenic Surgical Society.
   

• Athens Medical Society.
   

• Greek Melanoma Society.
   

• Greek Breast Surgical Society.