Dr. Messa

Dr. Messa founded Weston Cosmetic Surgery Center and serves as its medical director. He is a plastic surgeon with dual board certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. The practice describes him as internationally renowned. He is also Chief of Plastic Surgery at Memorial Hospital Pembroke, with hospital affiliations listed at Memorial Hospital Miramar, Memorial Hospital West and Weston Outpatient Surgical Center, and he is listed as a Clinical Professor of Surgery at Nova Southeastern University's Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, a 2018 appointment.

His education began with a biology degree from LaSalle University, followed by medical school at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He completed general surgery training at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and plastic and reconstructive surgery training at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. He holds a Certificate of Advanced Education in Cosmetic Surgery from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and lists Expert Injector Certification for 2012 through 2016. His practice covers face, breast and body procedures, including secondary breast work such as implant removal, implant exchange and breast revision with lift. He has presented outcome research on secondary augmentation-mastopexy and breast implant revision at national meetings and co-authored a 2026 Aesthetic Surgery Journal article on secondary augmentation-mastopexy outcomes. The site calls him an expert in all types of chemical peels, and he personally performs Morpheus8 treatments after a consultation sets the number of sessions.

Patients travel to him from across the United States and abroad, with referrals from several states, Canada, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and Europe. In consultation he examines patients, talks through their concerns, goals and options, and shows examples of other patients' results. For breast augmentation he goes over implant options and placement and recommends choices based on the look the patient wants and what suits their body. He has published and lectures internationally, and he belongs to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Medical Association. Medical licenses are listed in Florida, Pennsylvania and New York. The site lists several awards, including Weston Magazine readers' awards from 2009 to 2022, Best Plastic Surgeon honors from Coral Springs/Parkland City News Reader's Choice from 2012 to 2017, a 2026 Best Cosmetic Surgeon award from Our City Weston, an Allergan Black Diamond Level Award and Medicis Chairman Status for 2013 and 2014.