Mademoiselle Amy Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I've read previous posts re cosmetic surgeons in the area. What scares me the most is Luke's comments to "be careful as plastic surgeons are not required to have the same number of years of education & training". How does one then find out which cosmetic surgeon has the best qualifications for a facelift? According to Luke's posting, he has had disastrous results from his experience with a plastic surgeon & had has to undergo reconstructive surgery. He was referred to the first surgeon by his Principal Care Physician who did a sloppy job in finding the first plastic surgeon for him. I'm just wondering...is it important to first go thru a PCP to find a qualified plastic surgeon? Other question: would it be best to have a recently-graduated doctor who has learned all the latest techniques or go with a doctor with many years of experience under his belt? Here are the names of the doctors I have accumulated 1) Dr. Sergio Bimbella at Dermika 2) Anne Dyer at Casita Montana 3) Dr. Arenas Quintana 4) Dr. Lazaro Cardenas 5) Dr. Hector Gonzales Miramontes supposedly one of the top 10 cosmetic surgeons in the world and trained in Calif. 6) Dr. Gabriel Hernandez Nuno (Pres. of the Guad. Chapter of the National Plastic Surgeons ###. 7) Dr. Alejandro Enriquez de Rivera (personally recommended to me and to HOLLY). I am ready to make an appointment with a doctor within the next week but would appreciate any comments from my webboard friends first. PM me if you prefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Anne Dyer is not a surgeon but a facilitator, arranging for surgery to be done - you need to know which surgeon she is recommending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Amy, this is Luke and I am a "she" Anyway, thank goodness my experience was not a facelift and the bad results can be hidden. While I have not had the experience of a facelift with any of the doctors that you mention .... I have seen the results of several of the ladies in town that used the plastic surgeon that is associated with Anna Dyer at Casita Montana (I don't believe she is the plastic surgeon .... I believe she runs the B&B that takes care of you after the surgery if you choose. I also believe she is the one that also had a facelift by this plastic surgeon with whom she is affiliated.) I, too, have given considerable thought to a facelift or at least an eye lift and a few tucks and have concluded that should I decide to go forward they are the ones that I would use. All the results I have seen have been great. A lady that lives across the street from me had a facelift there last year. She did very well ... chose to have it here in Ajijic (which I don't think I would do in case something else went wrong during surgery) ... but she did and went in for early morning surgery and was home in her own house by 3:00 p.m.! This, of course, was her choice (with the doctor's blessing) because she felt good enough and wanted to be at home. In two weeks she was looking really great and her scars were minimal. They are behind her ears and you really have to look to see them at all. So, whoever you wind up choosing ... I just wanted to say good luck and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Oops! Sorry ... I see from Bournemouth's post that Anna must be affiliated with more than one plastic surgeon and that I too have more research to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mademoiselle Amy Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 I'm taking in all the comments and recommendations as they come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Oops! Sorry ... I see from Bournemouth's post that Anna must be affiliated with more than one plastic surgeon and that I too have more research to do! Luke - I don't know that to be the case but one would want to know who she sends her "people" to for surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennie Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 luke, i dont know any drs involved. you can pm me for my experiences having surgury in central america. i was in the best hospital & had to stay overnight. the recovery place (12 day stay in my case) was aweful. depending upon the extent of the operation, either you go home same day or stay over night. have a few consults, & dont rush. remember you dont have a back up here legally, youre on your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 We recommend Dr. Lazaro Cardenas, he was recommended from someone on this board and we really liked him and he did a good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajijicer Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 And Dr Bimbela is excellent. He is a Bd certifed plastic surgeon and does not run an assembly line operation. Takes your concerns into consideration. Dioes the surgery in at the Ajijic Clinic. If need be, you can stay overnight which happened in my case.A year later, I am happy with results. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebeads Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 And Dr Bimbela is excellent. He is a Bd certifed plastic surgeon and does not run an assembly line operation. Takes your concerns into consideration. Dioes the surgery in at the Ajijic Clinic. If need be, you can stay overnight which happened in my case.A year later, I am happy with results. Wish I could agree. I know three people who do not share your recommendation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebeads Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Check page 37 in OJO this month. Dr. Benjamin Villaran is the surgeon who works with Anne Dyer and she facilitates the process and houses people after surgery in her B&B and provides RN's for post op care as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mademoiselle Amy Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Golden Bead (above) says Dr. Benjamin Villaran is the surgeon who works with Anne Dyer at Casita Montana. I would appreciate comments from anyone who has had a facelift by Dr. Villaran. Also, does Dr. Villaran speak English...has he had any U.S. training? Please PM me if you'd rather not discuss his credentials on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxx Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Dr Hactor Gonzalaz Miramontas was the only one chosen in Mexico by W magazine for all of Mexico. He is in Gladajara tei ( 33) 3123 2323 3125 2309 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black swan Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Does anyone know the approximate cost of a facelift procedure performed by one of the top surgeons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 OK if you need to do this I understand but please understand that recovering from the operation if they put you out can be quite uncomfortable including throwing up and such. Please before you get cut on and put under read about older patients and being put under and such. They don't tell you all the side effects and such down here. Read about it and make sure you understand what you are getting into. An example is a simple eye plastic surgery will make you very sensative to light for a few weeks. Go talk to folks who have had it done before you commit. Do your research because they do not tell the full story many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbleitch Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Also, does Dr. Villaran speak English...has he had any U.S. training? Please PM me if you'd rather not discuss his credentials on the board. I heard Dr. Villaran speak at the Women's Health and Beauty Fair last September. He speaks better English than some native English speakers whom I've known. It appears that he also has done additional training in the U.S. Señor Google is your friend: http://www.casitamontana.com/our-doctors/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mademoiselle Amy Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Golden Bead. I took a look at the ad on Page 37 of Ojo and it's quite impressive. Will call and check out Dr. Villaran. Someone said he's one of the top 5 cosmetic surgeons in Guad. I know of Anne Dyer's reputation at Plaza La Montana and, my feeling is, she wouldn't be in business this long if she didn't have a top-notch surgeon working with her. We'll see how it goes. I still have the other recommended doctors to follow up on if this does not work out to my satisfaction. Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privado Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 I heard Dr. Villaran speak at the Women's Health and Beauty Fair last September. He speaks better English than some native English speakers whom I've known. It appears that he also has done additional training in the U.S. Señor Google is your friend: http://www.casitamontana.com/our-doctors/ Sounds like a great career - But also states he RETIRED in 2009 -Is age a factor when doing fine facial surgery- usually surgeons stop practicing when reaching a certain age due to loss of manual dexterity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kbleitch Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Sounds like a great career - But also states he RETIRED in 2009 -Is age a factor when doing fine facial surgery- usually surgeons stop practicing when reaching a certain age due to loss of manual dexterity I read the CV such that he RETIRED in 2009 from the department head position at a particular IMSS hospital. Who knows? Maybe it was so he could expand his private practice. All I know is that numerous women in attendance at the event last September stood and gave very positive testimonials regarding work he had done for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beverly111 Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Can anyone comment on Dr. Ana Rosa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortshrink Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I had a cosmetic procedure done by her. It was so bad she agreed to redo it for free. The redo was also not good. I also know 2 other people who had different procedures and both had to have those redone as well. I do not recommend her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebeads Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Wish I could agree. I know three people who do not share your recommendation. add a fourth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Board certification is a must. But it does not guarantee perfect results every time. I personally interviewed three plastic surgeons in Guadalajara before I chose one to do my abdominoplasty and eye lift. I chose Miramontes as he was the middle priced and was well qualified. He showed me many photos of before and after. One of the things he didn't do before surgery was to mark my eyelids while I was upright to guide him in cutting the excess skin from my eyelids. Consequently, too much skin remained. About six months later he redid my eyelids for free as an outpatient in his office (I stayed in their recovery suite for several hours). The results are still not satisfactory as he left more skin over one eye than the other. I believe that guaranteeing one's surgical work is pretty standard in Mexico. Don't put much stock in what "you hear" about health professionals. Talk to actual patients whom the surgeon has worked on. In the States I asked for patient names I could contact before my bladder surgery and with the patient's permission, talked with several. Patient confidentiality in Mexico is practically nonexistent so that should not be much of a problem. Of course, there is always the possibility of getting the same good-result patients as in the before and after photos. Life in general is a crap shoot; just do your best to turn the odds in your favor in this situation. Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 There must be thousands of Mexican ladies who have the inside track..for a start why not talk with the many Mexican hairdresser's..Yolys come's to mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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