Colombia is a country that is increasingly attractive to tourists for its beautiful landscapes, contrasts, and the warmth of its people. For several years now, it has become one of the most important destinations in South America for plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery procedures, among others.

Dentro de las principales ciudades encuentra a Bogotá (capital de este hermoso país), con aproximadamente 8.000.000 de habitantes, esta es una de las más grandes plazas de cirugía plástica del país con excelentes cirujanos y clínicas de primer nivel para la realización de cirugías plásticas.

Currently, Colombia is one of the world powers in plastic surgery, not only due to the prices compared to other leading countries in this matter, but also due to the scientific and academic quality of its plastic surgeons, which is well recognized worldwide.

Worldwide, we occupy the seventh (7th) place where more aesthetic surgical procedures are performed according to the ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetics Plastic Surgery).

Los procedimientos estéticos quirúrgicos más realizados en Colombia en el año 2015 fueron:

• Liposuction: 51,623 procedures
• Breast augmentation: 46,702 procedures
• Abdominoplasty: 29,317 procedures
• Cirugía de párpados: 27. 959 procedimientos
• Rhinoplasty: 24,852 procedures

Non-surgical procedures:

• Botulinum toxin: 76,000
• Hyaluronic acid: 41.002
• Waxing: 30,077
• Non-surgical fat reduction: 23,646
• Microdermabrasion: 14,317

Currently, we occupy the fifth (5th) place in the world, where more liposuction and abdominoplasty procedures are performed. 3.7% of the world total corresponds to liposuction and 3.9% of the world total corresponds to abdominoplasty or lipectomy. In augmentation mammoplasty and rhinoplasty procedures, we rank 6th in the world ranking.

These figures demonstrate the importance of the country in the world panorama of aesthetic medicine, quality results, thousands of satisfied patients, compliance with high safety standards and state-of-the-art technology, making Colombia and especially Bogotá an excellent option for when performing plastic, aesthetic and/or reconstructive surgery.

In case you are thinking of traveling to Bogotá, to undergo an aesthetic procedure, it is important that you are sure that the person who is going to operate is a certified plastic surgeon, therefore, keep the following tips in mind.