Meet Dr. Retana

Armando Retana MD, DDS

Dr. Armando Retana is a highly trained cosmetic surgeon and maxillofacial surgeon who supports  patients with common esthetic treatments and rewarding cosmetic surgery procedures for the body, breasts, and face. A unique dual specialist, he is board certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, for body, breast and facial surgery, and by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, for facial reconstruction, trauma, orthognathic surgery, wisdom teeth, and implant procedures.

Over the course of his career, Dr. Retana has performed more than 1,200 cosmetic procedures and thousands of maxillofacial surgery procedures for those in his care. His experience in facial reconstructive procedures has given him a deep understanding of facial aesthetics, and his extensive study of anatomy informs his approach to body and breast procedures. This expertise, in combination with his artistic eye and attention to detail, enables Dr. Retana to provide outstanding, attractive, and predictable results.

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Patient Care

Dr. Retana’s passion as a surgeon is making a positive impact in the lives of his patients. Helping them look and feel incredible motivates his work every day.

The values of integrity, equality, and respect guide Dr. Retana’s practice. He treats his patients like family, and he invests time in getting to know them and what they want to accomplish. During consultations, he makes sure that patients receive all of the information that they need and have their questions answered. His approach is to educate and advise about treatment rather than impose a specific option, and he honors his patients’ autonomy in making decisions about their care. Dr. Retana focuses on predictable and natural-looking results for his patients.

Dr. Retana performs all of his procedures in his AAAHC-accredited facility in Washington, DC. During treatment, patients can visit a single office for their consultation, surgery, and follow-up appointments. This allows them to receive care from the same friendly and helpful staff and surgeon, who are there to assist them at every step.

As the cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Retana offers the most common and rewarding cosmetic surgery procedures. He has been influential in the cosmetic surgery arena by participating in teaching seminars to educate other surgeons in the United States and international conferences. He keeps up with cutting-edge surgical techniques and continues to make contributions to the literature of his specialties. His most common cosmetic surgery procedures are breast augmentation, breast lifts and reduction, liposuction, Brazilian Butt-lift, mommy makeover, tummy tucks, rhinoplasty, and facelift surgery.

As one of the best oral and maxillofacial surgeons, Dr. Retana’s most common procedures include dental implants, impacted wisdom teeth, soft tissue grafts for dental implants, bone grafting, orthognathic surgery (corrective jaw surgery), and sleep apnea surgery.

Education and Training

Dr. Retana graduated with honors from Thomas More College and received a bachelor’s degree. He received his DDS degree from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in New York and his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Dr. Retana completed his General Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery training at the University of Florida Health Center in Jacksonville, FL. To advance his training further as a cosmetic surgeon, he went on to complete a prestigious General Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship through the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.