The best option for me

My search for a plastic surgeon started about a year in advance of making my decision. I had gotten a consult from a US based plastic surgeon and that quote easily surpassed my budget. I would've NEVER considered going outside of the US for ANY kind of surgery but after joining some groups of ladies and gents that had done just that, I began to take notes to assist me in narrowing it down to THE ONE. This is not a decision that I took lightly as it is my face and I only have one of those and there's no way to "hide it away" in the event of a bad outcome. I had narrowed my list of surgeons down to 4. My main focus was to watch and learn about these 4 and slowly, one by one, 3 were crossed off and Dr Belmontes was the winner! Her work that I'd seen was just phenomenal, and at my age, 60, the deep plane procedure was the one I found, through research, to be the best option for me. From start to finish, the entire process, from requesting a consultation to the flight home from MX, was very professional and well thought out by, and details taken care of, by Dr B's wonderful assistant Adriana. Adriana was always there to answer any question for me before surgery and she continues to answer my questions to this day. She's amazing. I arrived in MX on a Sunday with a Tuesday surgery date. I met with the cardiologist and was cleared by him and then on to my in person consultation with Dr B. We discussed my concerns and we talked about all of the procedures I had budgeted for but a couple of those procedures fell off of the "the list" after seeing her in person and her evaluating my needs. She listened to my main concerns and explained the procedures that could be done to address each of those. She is NOT a pushy surgeon. She did NOT try to talk me into anything not needed. I found that to be comforting because I felt that my results and care were her top priority. I stayed at Innova recovery center for a total of 13 days. My husband was with me the first 6, then he flew back home after he knew that I would be taken care of. I had my surgery on a Tuesday and I can't even begin to tell you how positively things progressed from that day forward. I am now at 3 weeks, 2 days post op and I am over the moon happy with my results. Innova has nursing care 24/7 and they do lymphatic massages and US therapy as part of the post op care. I will post a separate review on them BUT, I will say here, I would choose that recovery house again without hesitation. Surgery on Tuesday and in patient follow up on Friday for partial suture removal and drains were removed at that time as well. Innova has a personal driver for Dr B's patients and let me just say, Edgar is THE BEST!!! He is bilingual so he is a LOT of help with pharmacy runs, doctors appts, hyperbaric O2 treatments, you name it. The next week, M-F, I saw Dr B every day. Things were progressing nicely and sutures, eye tape, etc were slowly removed over the course of that week and I was released to fly home on that Saturday. Dr B does require AT LEAST a 10 day post op stay so that anything that might need addressed IS addressed. My procedures included deep plane FL/NL, upper and lower bleph, CO2 laser to the entire face and dermabrasion to the upper lip (vertical lip lines). Innova has you on your wound care!! They take care of EVERYTHING. Dr B requires AT LEAST 3 hyperbaric tx's while there. I did 1 pre op and 7 post op. I truly believe that has helped me heal faster than I would've without them. Anyway, let's talk about this amazing, talented surgeon now that the details are out of the way. Dr B is simply AMAZING. I can't think of enough positive adjectives to place before her name that would do her and her skills justice, she's THAT good. She is bilingual. She is caring. She never made me feel uneasy. She is very personable and she has trained with some of THE best plastic surgeons from the US and abroad. Read her "about me" on her website. I was blown away by her experience and continued education in the field of plastic surgery and was quite impressed with all of that. If I should ever have need for any other plastic surgery procedure, Dr B is my ONLY choice. She is a perfectionist (as am I). Yes, she is young. Yes, her years of experience aren't in the triple digits but she has trained well and has educated herself beyond her required training. Another reason I chose her was that she is female and she gets us women. I chose her because of her updated techniques and skill. I chose her because I've seen nothing but stellar outcomes on her patients. If I had to do it all over again, I'd still choose her. I could go on and on but I'll close this for now. I've attached pics so you can judge for yourself.