DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is experiencing a surge in plastic surgery procedures, with an estimated 50,000 surgeries performed annually. The demand for these services is steadily growing, fueled by both domestic and international patients, as reported in Listin Diario.

Medical tourism has played a significant role in this trend, with many patients traveling from countries such as the United States, Spain and other European nations.

According to Dr. Severo Mercedes, director of the School of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at the Salvador B. Gautier Teaching Hospital, liposuction is the most sought-after procedure, followed by breast augmentation and abdominoplasty.

Mercedes presented these findings at the 13th Ibero-Latin American Congress of Medical Law in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, during a lecture titled “Impact of Media Power on the Practice of...