Portuguese Medical Association no. 68546
Professional Biography
Dr. Mariana Colaço Miranda is a physician dedicated to Advanced Aesthetic Medicine, with a preventive, progressive, and harmonious approach to ageing. Her practice is based on an individualised medical vision, where each plan is designed in a personalised way, respecting each patient’s identity, anatomy, and goals.
With specialised training in Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Medicine, experience in facial, body, and hair treatments, and more than 1,000 procedures performed, she combines scientific rigour, aesthetic sensitivity, and continuous innovation to achieve natural, safe, and balanced results.
She has a particular interest in integrating technology and advanced medical equipment into clinical practice, namely the Fotona laser, which she considers an important ally in global facial rejuvenation protocols.
An advocate of Aesthetic Medicine based on scientific evidence, Dr. Mariana prioritises close follow-up over time through the continuous optimisation of protocols and the safe and appropriate selection of each treatment.
Her goal goes beyond improving appearance: she seeks to promote wellbeing, confidence, and quality of life, helping each patient care for themselves in a conscious, gradual way that remains true to their own essence.
Education and Career Path
2013–2019: Integrated Master’s Degree in Medicine – Pompeu Fabra University & Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
2020: General Medical Internship – Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental.
2020–2021: Postgraduate Degree in Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine – University of Alcalá.
2021–2023: Specialty Training in General and Family Medicine – USF Santo.
Since 2023: Physician exclusively dedicated to Facial, Body and Hair Aesthetic Medicine, with experience in minimally invasive procedures and advanced medical technologies, including Fotona lasers (SP Dynamis), radiofrequency, HIFU, microneedling radiofrequency and other energy-based platforms.
Key International Training
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA – Laser & Aesthetic Skin Therapy: What’s the Truth? (2024), an advanced course focused on the clinical applications of lasers in Aesthetic Medicine, technology selection, indications, safety, complications and evidence-based treatments.
- IMCAS World Congress – Paris, Dubai Derma – Dubai;
- Advanced training in Fotona SP Dynamis, including Fotona 4D and Nd:YAG/Er:YAG laser technologies, as well as training with Croma Academy, Allergan Medical Institute, Galderma, Merz, Fillmed, APTOS and Teoxane.
Main Area of Practice at X-Clinic
At X-Clinic, Dr Mariana Colaço Miranda performs dermatological and aesthetic treatments using Fotona laser. All treatments are recommended following an individual medical assessment. The main indications include scars and acne scarring, rosacea and facial vessels, stretch marks, pigmentation and solar lentigines, small benign skin lesions, as well as resurfacing and facial rejuvenation treatments.
Protocols such as Fotona 4D, LaserSkin 5D and LaserSkin 6D Resurface allow for a personalised approach to skin laxity, fine lines, texture, pores, radiance, redness and uneven skin tone. Results vary from person to person, and the aim is to achieve a gradual improvement in the overall quality and appearance of the skin.