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Plastic Surgery is an Emotional Roller Coaster, but Genesis Clinic Has It All Covered!
I found Dr. Gongora on here actually. I had never thought I could get extensive plastic surgery because I had always assumed costs would be through the roof, and I was skeptical about results because they were never consistant-with the minor research that I did.
Randomly in March of this year (2021), I had a friend decide to get a procedure done in Tijuana and at first I was scared for him, and thought it was crazy, and dangerous. It turned out great, and he came back and told me how great it was and that Medical Tourism is huge down there and how much more affordable it was.
On a whim I decided to look into it more. I had a different friend who recommended a Plastic Surgeon in Tijuana and I started looking him up, while I was looking into him, Dr. Eduardo Gongora popped up. I saw the many positive reviews so I had to check him out. I IMMEDIATELY knew he was the doctor I wanted. He was experienced, board certified, his work was natural, he was safe. I especially loved how much attention he paid to the details of things, which showed me his personality and you cannot teach a person those kinds of things. For example- His office is FILLED with art. I wanted my plastic surgeon to be into art because- they themselves are performing a form of art. He requires all of his staff to wear the same color scrubs every day, and it changes every day. It shows he likes organization, order, and it looks good. All of these things are things people don't always notice or pay attention to, but I do.
Aside from those details, Dr. Gongora's actual work, his before and afters are very consistent. He doesn't have pictures of people standing up in the before, and then laying down in the afters. He doesn't have them without make-up in the before, and then dolled up in the afters. He makes it consistent and that is also very important. I learned in the process of getting my procedure that Dr. Gongora himself takes the photos so he can show and appreciate the results. I highly value him for that.
Long story short. I looked into many many doctors in mexico, because as I said in the beginning I was scared and thought having surgery in a different county was crazy. Dr. Gongora and his staff made me feel very comfortable.Even though not all of them speak english (I don't speak spanish), they always will try and help you. They will ALWAYS pick up the phone. I read reviews from patients of other doctors who had a hard time getting hold of the clinic after they came back to the US post-op. I was scared that would happen so I tried and called them from different numbers at all times, morning, evenings, weekends, etc just to see if i ever had a hard time contacting them, and no they picked up EVERY SINGLE TIME. I also opted to stay at his clinic for 5 days after surgery which i HIGHLY recommend. I know someone who did not stay and ended up having a lot of complications because she wasn't able to take care of herself as well as they can when you stay.
One thing I will note is that when I started this journey I thought I could get away with just Lipo and not get a Tummy Tuck. Dr. Gongora explained to me that he would not just do Lipo on me, and in fact he recommended a Circumferential Tummy Tuck, which means it would go all the way around. I was initially horrified, and wanted to find another doctor who could just do lipo. After EXTENSIVE research (Trust me, I literally do medical research for a living) I agreed with Dr. Gongora. If I only got lipo, I would not be happy, I would have a lot of skin left over. I watched a recorded lecture Dr. Gongora gave where he had a slide that said patients will not care about the scar because they will be so happy with the results. I was skeptical but I am very happy I went it. My results are AMAZING. I cannot believe the difference when I look at my pictures.
I also want to commend the anesthesiologist that works there Dr. Agustin Roa. He is also board certified and he was amazing. In mexico, I read that it is more common for them to do epidurals for these types of surgeries than general anesthesia. I was scared of this because I read that some people wake up, and I did not want that to happen with me. I spoked to Dr. Roa and he explained to me that they do a combination, and so you're asleep but it's not general anesthesia and then they do the epidural. I did not have to see or feel the needle- which was another concern of mine. It literally was a snap of a finger. I woke up and I thought they didn't do the procedure yet- I was so confused.
I cannot recommend Genesis clinic enough. I have already referred 4-5 friends and my BF is also interested in getting some work done, and he was initially against surgery in another country, but now he said he only wants to go to Genesis clinic.
Randomly in March of this year (2021), I had a friend decide to get a procedure done in Tijuana and at first I was scared for him, and thought it was crazy, and dangerous. It turned out great, and he came back and told me how great it was and that Medical Tourism is huge down there and how much more affordable it was.
On a whim I decided to look into it more. I had a different friend who recommended a Plastic Surgeon in Tijuana and I started looking him up, while I was looking into him, Dr. Eduardo Gongora popped up. I saw the many positive reviews so I had to check him out. I IMMEDIATELY knew he was the doctor I wanted. He was experienced, board certified, his work was natural, he was safe. I especially loved how much attention he paid to the details of things, which showed me his personality and you cannot teach a person those kinds of things. For example- His office is FILLED with art. I wanted my plastic surgeon to be into art because- they themselves are performing a form of art. He requires all of his staff to wear the same color scrubs every day, and it changes every day. It shows he likes organization, order, and it looks good. All of these things are things people don't always notice or pay attention to, but I do.
Aside from those details, Dr. Gongora's actual work, his before and afters are very consistent. He doesn't have pictures of people standing up in the before, and then laying down in the afters. He doesn't have them without make-up in the before, and then dolled up in the afters. He makes it consistent and that is also very important. I learned in the process of getting my procedure that Dr. Gongora himself takes the photos so he can show and appreciate the results. I highly value him for that.
Long story short. I looked into many many doctors in mexico, because as I said in the beginning I was scared and thought having surgery in a different county was crazy. Dr. Gongora and his staff made me feel very comfortable.Even though not all of them speak english (I don't speak spanish), they always will try and help you. They will ALWAYS pick up the phone. I read reviews from patients of other doctors who had a hard time getting hold of the clinic after they came back to the US post-op. I was scared that would happen so I tried and called them from different numbers at all times, morning, evenings, weekends, etc just to see if i ever had a hard time contacting them, and no they picked up EVERY SINGLE TIME. I also opted to stay at his clinic for 5 days after surgery which i HIGHLY recommend. I know someone who did not stay and ended up having a lot of complications because she wasn't able to take care of herself as well as they can when you stay.
One thing I will note is that when I started this journey I thought I could get away with just Lipo and not get a Tummy Tuck. Dr. Gongora explained to me that he would not just do Lipo on me, and in fact he recommended a Circumferential Tummy Tuck, which means it would go all the way around. I was initially horrified, and wanted to find another doctor who could just do lipo. After EXTENSIVE research (Trust me, I literally do medical research for a living) I agreed with Dr. Gongora. If I only got lipo, I would not be happy, I would have a lot of skin left over. I watched a recorded lecture Dr. Gongora gave where he had a slide that said patients will not care about the scar because they will be so happy with the results. I was skeptical but I am very happy I went it. My results are AMAZING. I cannot believe the difference when I look at my pictures.
I also want to commend the anesthesiologist that works there Dr. Agustin Roa. He is also board certified and he was amazing. In mexico, I read that it is more common for them to do epidurals for these types of surgeries than general anesthesia. I was scared of this because I read that some people wake up, and I did not want that to happen with me. I spoked to Dr. Roa and he explained to me that they do a combination, and so you're asleep but it's not general anesthesia and then they do the epidural. I did not have to see or feel the needle- which was another concern of mine. It literally was a snap of a finger. I woke up and I thought they didn't do the procedure yet- I was so confused.
I cannot recommend Genesis clinic enough. I have already referred 4-5 friends and my BF is also interested in getting some work done, and he was initially against surgery in another country, but now he said he only wants to go to Genesis clinic.
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