The Details
Consultation process
Send an email to [email protected] stating what procedure you are interested in – Explant (Enbloc), Lift, and your pictures. (Please refer to guidelines for photos). Our patient coordinator will sit down with Doctor Urzola to review your images to see what procedures are needed for your specific case. Then we will send you a quote for these procedures that is good for six months. If you wish to proceed and have accepted the quote, we can consult via Skype or Facetime with Dr. Urzola at no charge. We kindly ask that you consult with Dr. Urzola for medical questions only; if you have any administrative or cost-related questions, dates for surgery, or scheduling your surgery, please address this to our patient coordinator.
Pictures and How to take them?
Explant & Lift – We will need pictures taken from the front, right, and left of your breasts. Images should be from neck to waist with no bra.
Example of photos for just Enbloc or Enbloc and Breast Lift
Booking your surgery
Once you have decided to book your surgical procedure with Dr. Urzola, you must contact our patient coordinator to secure a date. Once your date is chosen, you must ensure your date with a non-refundable $500 deposit.
Payment Options
Payments are made upon your arrival as follows:
- Medical fees for Dr. Urzola: this can be paid in cash (USD) or credit card
- Medical expenses for anesthesiologists can be paid by credit card or cash (USD)
- Hospital costs must be paid by credit card
- Post-op garments must be paid in cash
- Vitamin C IV therapy (optional): this can be paid by credit card or cash (USD)
- Massages can be paid by credit card or cash (USD)
Labs and tests required
The following labs/tests are required and must be completed and sent within 15 days before your surgery date:
- COVID 19 Test – by PCR (test must be done in Costa Rica the day before surgery)
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Prothrombin Time (PT)
- Blood Test for Clotting Time
- Blood type test (RH factor)
- Pregnancy test (Blood test or pee test)
- EKG (Electrocardiogram) without medical evaluation
- Breast Ultrasound
- Mammogram (if you are 40 years old or older)
Cancellation policy
We understand that a situation may arise that could force you to reschedule, postpone, or cancel your surgery. Please understand that such changes affect not only your surgeon and anesthesiologist but also other patients. If you altogether cancel your surgery, we will withhold the $500 non-refundable deposit.
We reserve the right to make minor adjustments, changes, or cancellations to the scheduled date before your arrival; this is due to changes on the agenda of Dr. Urzola that sometimes are not foreseen. Any changes to the schedule will always be communicated in advance; these changes may affect your surgery date or travel itinerary. Should an emergency or event occur, and these changes affect your itinerary, Dr. Urzola’s staff will work with you one-on-one to make arrangements for you and find a solution to this concern.
Time required to stay in Costa Rica and when to come
Dr. Urzola requires patients to arrive 2 to 3 days before the surgery date for pre-op consultation and COVID19 test and 10-day after surgery date stay.
Packing list ideas
- Passport
- Slip-on shoes
- Button-up shirts
- Loose clothing
- Jacket in case of change in weather
- Antibacterial soap such as Hibi-cleanse
- Arnica and Bromelain for bruising and swelling
- Over-the-counter medication for possible constipation after surgery.
Consent Forms
Click on the consent forms to download, read or sign them.
