Plastic Surgery in Colombia

The wide array of surgical techniques, the ability of our professionals along with the affordability of medical and hospital fees had turned the Plastic Surgery into an attraction for people coming from different places of the world to Colombia in search of the "source of eternal youth" and beauty.

According to the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery -SCCP- reports this type of procedures has increased 70% in the last 70 years. Therefore we are now leaders in Plastic Surgery in Colombia within Latin America. Nowadays many plastic surgeries are carried out daily by expert hands with excellent results.

The procedures for elimination of fat deposits that cannot be eliminated with diets and exercises are among the most requested techniques by the patients of Ovidio Alarcón -Plastic Surgery in Colombia-. The success of Plastic Surgery in Colombia is a consequence, among other reasons, of the prevention and security measures taken by plastic surgeons, who are aware of the risk and responsibility of any surgical intervention. Those measures are:

• Medical evaluation is crucial in order to successfully carry out these procedures
• Determining the proper anesthesia with the least risk for each case
• Recommend 24-hour hospitalization in some liposuction, lipectomy or abdominoplasty, which means the patient enters on the day of the surgery and will be ready to leave the next day
• Duly inform the patient about the possibility of hemorrhages, infections and even some more severe complications
• Carry out the surgeries in centers provided with clinical laboratory, 24-hour emergency and radiology service as well as the possibility of hospitalization with intensive care unit

If you want further information on the options on Plastic Surgery in Colombia, pre and post operatory recommendations as well as who are the ideal candidates for each intervention, please go to the CONSULT THE DOCTOR section.