Safety · 5 min · Sep 2026
How to verify a plastic surgeon abroad in ten minutes
Before you send a photo, check four things. All of them are public, and none of them takes long.
Written byDr. Mateo CárdenasPlastic surgeon, face and breastA surgeon who operates on travelling patients should be easy to verify. If any of these checks is hard, treat that as an answer.
The four checks
Membership of the national plastic surgery society, the medical licence in the national registry, the licence of the operating facility and who gives the anesthesia.
What to ask
Ask who will be in the room, whether there is an anesthesiologist for the whole surgery and what happens if you need to stay longer.
General information, not medical advice. Ask your surgeon about your own case.
Start with a
video consultation.
Thirty minutes with your surgeon from home. You get a written quote and dates, whether or not you go ahead.
Request a consultation