I would like to express my deepest, endless gratitude to Dr. Amin Kalaaji and his entire wonderful team (and the sweet and talented Michelle, the clinic secretary ).

Even professionals like Dr. Kalaaji can rarely perform miracles, but I would like to give my testimony of what for me has been a complete rebirth of my face. When I was only 18 years old, I suffered a terrible motorcycle accident, in which the asphalt literally took away the somatic features of my face. I could speak, but from my lips down everything had changed. After several attempts at reconstruction in Milan over the years, I was no longer able to find myself again – which was understandable, given how difficult my case was. Imagine looking at yourself in the mirror and no longer recognizing yourself – never again. It was an enormous psychological burden on my daily life.

Last summer, I decided to approach Dr. Kalaaji and his team for a last, desperate attempt to reconstruct my lips. With half a lion’s heart—and on the other hand the sense of defeat of someone who thought she could never love herself again—I took the plunge. Every time I faced a mirror, I felt like I was seeing a deformed monster and not myself. This frustration had completely destroyed my soul and my social life for years. Yet, in the midst of all my despair, I decided to make one last attempt.

And Dr. Kalaaji did it – a thousand times more than anyone could have expected in such a desperate case as mine. A true miracle, which neither I nor anyone else – not even the doctor himself – had really believed possible, given the difficulty of the challenge. Today I had a final check-up, and they were truly amazed by the amazing result!

I can't even find the words to describe what I feel now, when I look at myself in the mirror – several months after the surgery, almost a year. I have started to love myself and life again. My lips were just one of many things that had given me deep depression. I will be eternally grateful to this man with literally gold in his hands – an innate skill, professionalism and passion for his work.

But I sincerely believe that this is not just a profession for Dr. Kalaaji – it is a passion he has dedicated his life to, and still does, by giving his patients a new birth – in their most beautiful and radiant form. I will never stop thanking Dr. Kalaaji – grateful for the rest of my life!