Your Team
How we work.
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A small team, with no middle layers.
At ARQÉA, there are no internal referrals or delegated staff at the crucial moments. The surgeon who assesses you is the one who plans your treatment, performs the operation and approves your discharge.
The same people are always there to support you, from the very first email right through to your final check-up.
The same people are always there to support you, from the very first email right through to your final check-up.
This structure is deliberate: fewer people, working more closely together, handling fewer cases each week. This is what makes it possible to maintain surgical precision and personalised care without these being compromised by high caseloads.
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1050
Surgical procedures completed
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Years of experience in facial surgery
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Who operates on each case.
Dr. Javier Gutiérrez
Dr. Ramón Tarragona
Dr. Juan Molina
Lead surgeon and director of ARQÉA. He has successfully performed more than 1,050 procedures throughout his surgical career.
Plastic surgeon specialising in rhinoplasty. A leading figure in Europe in structural and preservation techniques.
Specialist in hair restoration and facial rejuvenation. Head of facial rejuvenation at ARQÉA.
Who leads the team.
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Dr Javier Gutiérrez, lead surgeon and director
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Education
- 2020PhD in Medicine. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
- 2008–2013Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
- 2001–2007Degree in Medicine. Universidad de Navarra.
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Professional experience
- 2026Founder and Director of ARQÉA Clinic.
- 2021–2026Medical Director of Skullpture. Orthognathic and facial harmonisation surgery. Barcelona.
- 2020–2026General Director of Facialteam Barcelona.
- 2015–2026Senior surgeon in facial feminisation surgery. Facialteam Marbella and Barcelona.
- 2013–2017Consultant surgeon. Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
Teaching and professional bodies
- Founder and CEO of MIOS Academy (Minimally Invasive Orthognathic Surgery).
- Regional Faculty in FFS and orthognathic surgery. AO CMF (AO Foundation) and SORG.
- Member of SECOM, SECPF, EACMFS, IAOMS and WPATH.
Dr Javier Gutiérrez Santamaría
MD, PhD · Oral and maxillofacial surgeon
COMB no. 43588
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International training
- 2024Face and Neck Lift. Beverly Hills Center for Plastic and Laser Surgery (Dr Ben Talei). Los Angeles.
- 2018Fellow of the European Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Munich.
- 2015–2017Advanced specialisation in facial feminisation surgery. Facialteam Marbella.
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- 2011–2016Placements in Belgium, the United States and Mexico (Bruges, Baltimore, Virginia, New York, Mexico City).
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Research and publications
+30
talks at international conferences
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indexed publications with DOI
- 2025Telescopic Genioplasty: A Novel Technique for Chin Feminization. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. DOI
- 2025Simultaneous Chondrolaryngoplasty and Platysmaplasty in Facial Gender-Affirming Surgery. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. DOI
- 2023Secondary Facial Gender Surgery: Causes of Poor Outcomes and Strategies for Avoidance and Correction. Plast Reconstr Surg. DOI
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- 2025Combined Orthognathic Surgery and Jaw Contouring to Improve Long Face Stigma. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg.
- 2022Shaping the Lower Jaw Border with Customized Cutting Guides. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. DOI
- 2022Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery: The Lower Jaw. Plast Reconstr Surg. DOI
- 2020Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery: A Protocol for Diagnosis, Surgical Planning, and Postoperative Management. Plast Reconstr Surg. DOI
- 2020Horizontal Augmentation of the Maxillary Alveolar Ridge. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. DOI
- 2019The Upper Third in Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery: Forehead and Hairline. J Craniofac Surg. DOI
- 2016Fat Grafting Is a Feasible Technique for the Sequelae of Head and Neck Cancer Treatment. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. DOI
- 2015Transzygomatic preauricular approach. Rev Esp Cir Oral Maxilofac. DOI
- 2014Locally Destructive Mandibular Pseudotumor as a Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. DOI
- 2014Ossifying fibroma of the ethmoid sinus with orbital invasion. Rev Esp Cir Oral Maxilofac. DOI
- 2013Autologous Stem-Cell Enriched Fat Grafting for Facial Defects after Cancer Treatment. Oral Oncol.
- 2013Transzygomatic preauricular approach: which approach is best? Rev Esp Cir Oral Maxilofac.
- 2012Surgical complications of orthognathic surgery. Rev Esp Cir Oral Maxilofac. DOI
- 2012Mandibular sarcomas: surgical experience over the past 10 years. Rev Esp Cir Oral Maxilofac. DOI
- 2012Transmandibular approach with preauricular extension for parapharyngeal space tumours. Rev Esp Cir Oral Maxilofac. DOI
- 2012Parotid metastasis from a renal carcinoma. Rev Esp Cir Oral Maxilofac. DOI
- 2012Sub-frontal Approach in the Treatment of Esthesioneuroblastoma. Rev Esp Cir Oral Maxilofac. DOI
- 2011Pansinusitis and intracranial involvement caused by a dental implant. Rev Esp Cir Oral Maxilofac. DOI
View all conference talks
- 2026MIOS Meeting. São Paulo, Brazil.
- 2026VII Congreso Regional SMmax. Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid.
- 2025AO Davos Courses. Masters in Orthognathic and Gender Affirming Surgery. Davos, Switzerland. Including two live surgeries.
- 2025ICOMS. 26th International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Singapore.
- 202532nd Panhellenic Conference of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Athens, Greece.
- 20252º Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Maxilo-Facial. Coimbra, Portugal.
- 2025CMF Innovation Summit (Materialise). Leuven, Belgium.
- 2025MIOS Meeting with AEEDC Dubai. 29th UAE International Dental Conference. Dubai, UAE. Five talks.
- 2024Congreso de la Sociedad Argentina de Cirugía Bucomaxilofacial. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Two talks.
- 2024MIOS Meeting. Barcelona. Three talks.
- 2024SORG Course Annual Meeting. Barcelona.
- 2023SOFCPRE Annual Meeting. Paris, France.
- 2023MIOS Meeting. Florianópolis, Brazil.
- 2023Orthofacial Surgery: Orthognathic, Distraction and Patient Specific Implants. Barcelona.
- 2023AO CMF Cadaver Course. Madrid.
- 2023EACMFS European Lecture Series.
- 2022XXV Congresso Brasileiro de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Buco-Maxilo-Facial (COBRAC). Florianópolis, Brazil.
- 2019The OroFacial Club Meeting. MARC Institute. Miami, USA.
- 201837th Scandinavian Association of Plastic Surgeons (SCAPLAS). Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 2017Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery Congress (CARS). Barcelona.
- 2017Workshop EPATH. Belgrade, Serbia.
Who is supporting you through the process
Meet The Team
Dr. Javier Gutiérrez
Cirugía Facial · Director de ARQÉA
Dr. Ramón Tarragona
Facial Surgery · Rhinoplasty Specialist
Dr. Juan Molina
Facial Surgery · Rejuvenation & Hair Specialist
Susanna Sanz
Head of Nursing
Joan Millán
Nurse
Cris Castro
Head of Patient Services
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Fernando Martínez-Villalobos
Head of Strategy & Growth
Why we work this way.
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Our Clinical Model.
A clinic built from the ground up on five core principles. None of them is just a slogan: each one shapes the way we treat, plan for and support every patient.
Direct clinical leadership
The surgeon who assesses you will perform your operation. There are no internal referrals. The person who decides on your surgical plan is the one who carries out every step.
Cutting-edge technology
Technology is a tool, not an end in itself. We plan each procedure in 3D based on your own anatomy and apply the technique best suited to your case.
Fair price, all-inclusive
Fees, anaesthesia, surgical centre, materials, follow-up appointments. All included in the written quote. What you see is what you pay.
High-level hospital infrastructure
Surgeries carried out at IM Gournay, a nationally recognised hospital, with its own anaesthesia protocols and team.
Follow-up until the result is achieved
Check-ups are included in the price for up to 12 months, by which time the result is established. Follow-up care does not end once the wound has healed.
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