Advice for multiple procedures in Mexico?

I am going to have a tummy tuck, breast lift, and breast augmentation done at the same time with a board-certified doctor in Mexico. He says he can also do minor Liposuction and inject the fat in the buttocks to give me a more smooth look, he says this is included on all tummy tuck patients if they wish to do so, but I am a little nervous. Is it possible to have the three procedures done, along with the Lipo and Brazilian Butt Lift?

3 answers to “Advice for multiple procedures in...”

A: Be very cautious

W. Tracy Hankins, MD

I would be very careful having multiple procedures in Mexico.  We just finished filming an episode which will air in July or August about a patient who went there, had a complication,, came back to the Unites States and spent six months trying to find a doctor here who would take care of her.  The... more

A: Surgery in Mexico

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

There are some excellent plastic surgeons in Mexico but I still wouldn't recommend going to a different country for cosmetic surgery. The question is not if you can have all the procedures performed simultaneously, or if a doctor there thinks it is safe or not safe to do, or what the cost is. When everything... more

A: NO! Your medical care should not be "Out-Sourced"

Michael C. Pickart, MD

I am sorry to pick on you "Housewife in San Diego," but your post is very concerning to me. Frankly, I don't think you are being safe. First, a breast augmentation and a breast lift are 2 separate procedures.  Dual-plane breast augmentations take me 90 minutes. Wise-pattern (anchor)... more

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