Specialty · Mexico
Plastic surgeons in Mexico
Elective and reconstructive surgery: abdominoplasty, breast surgery and rhinoplasty.
The board that certifies this specialty
Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía Plástica, Estética y Reconstructiva, A.C.
Plastic surgery has its own board. A general surgery certificate is not a plastic surgery certificate, and the difference is worth confirming before an elective operation.
Certification is national, so this same board certifies the specialty in every city below. What CONACEM certification means.
By destination
The credential is the same everywhere. What changes is how you get there and back.
Procedures
Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
Removal of excess abdominal skin and fat with tightening of the underlying muscle, often after significant weight loss.
Breast augmentation
Implant-based enlargement or reshaping of the breast.
Rhinoplasty
Surgery to change the structure of the nose, for appearance or for breathing.
Questions patients actually ask
How do I check a specialist is really board certified in Mexico?
Plastic surgery has its own board. A general surgery certificate is not a plastic surgery certificate, and the difference is worth confirming before an elective operation. Certification is a legal requirement under the General Health Law, articles 81 and 272 Bis, it runs five years, and the directory is public. Ask for the certificate number and the expiry date, then look both up.
Does it matter which city I go to?
For the credential, no: certification is national, so the same board certifies the same specialty everywhere in Mexico. For the trip, yes. A border city means a follow-up is a drive; a fly-in city means another flight. That difference usually matters more than the price.
How long should I plan to stay?
Drains, compression garments and restricted activity for weeks. Recovery time in the area is longer than most patients plan for.