Plastic Surgery in Tijuana, 15 Minutes from San Diego
Plastic Surgery in Mexico, Made Simple.
Know your costs, meet your surgical team, and plan your journey with confidence.
- Board-certified surgeon
- Written all-inclusive price
- A coordinator from airport to flight home
Models. Not patients of the clinic.
CMCPER
Board-certified plastic surgeons
JCI · GHA
Facility accreditations [VERIFY: holder, scope, certificate and validity]
25+ yrs
OCC group experience with international patients
15 min
From San Diego International Airport
The Ariel Center difference
The Ariel Center at a glance
The five things US patients ask first. Your coordinator confirms each one in writing for your procedure.
- Price range
- All-inclusive, in writing before you book
- Nights in Tijuana
- Depends on the procedure — listed in your plan
- Back to work
- Depends on the procedure — listed in your plan
- Distance
- 15 minutes past the San Ysidro border, in Zona Río
- Who operates
- Dr. Juan Cuéllar, Dr. Israel Villalobos Blásquez or Dr. Martín Morales, by procedure
Procedures
Let’s Talk About Your Goals.
Tell us what you’re hoping to achieve. Our surgeons will help you explore the procedures that may be right for you.
Your surgeon confirms the recommendation after a medical evaluation.
Why The Ariel Center
Why do US patients choose Tijuana for plastic surgery?
Because the surgery is the same operation, with a board-certified surgeon, in a hospital, at a price that is written down before you book — and the clinic is 15 minutes from the San Diego border.
Certified surgeon
All-inclusive pricing
Surgeon, anesthesia, hospital, nursing, transfers, follow-up.
Hospital-based safety
15 minutes from San Diego
Driver from the airport.
Our surgeons
Meet your surgeons
Dr. Juan Cuéllar (left) and Dr. Israel Villalobos Blásquez (right). Each surgeon’s certifying board, training and license numbers are listed below, so you can check them yourself.
Plastic surgeon · Chief of Plastic Surgery, The Ariel Center
Meet Dr. Juan Cuéllar, your plastic surgeon
- Board-certified plastic surgeon — Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía Plástica, Estética y Reconstructiva (CMCPER)
- Medical degree — Universidad La Salle, Mexico City
- Fellowship, facial cosmetic surgery — UCLA
Aesthetic, plastic and reconstructive surgeon
Meet Dr. Israel Villalobos Blásquez, your plastic surgeon
- Board-certified plastic surgeon — CMCPER, certificate No. 2227, valid to June 2030
- Specialty in plastic and reconstructive surgery — Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; cédula 12026603
- Fellowship, aesthetic facial and body-contouring surgery — Hospital Innovare, under Dr. Lázaro Cárdenas Camarena
- Also board-certified in general surgery — CMCG [VERIFY certificate]
Your trip from the US
From Your First Message to Your Flight Home.
We help you plan every step of your plastic surgery journey in Tijuana.
01
Reach Out
Tell us your goals.
02
Get Your Plan
Review your options and personalized quote.
03
Travel to Us
We coordinate your airport pickup.
04
Surgery & Recovery
Receive care and recover in Tijuana.
05
Head Home
Return home with follow-up support.
Safety
Is it safe to have plastic surgery in Tijuana?
It is as safe as the surgeon, the hospital and the aftercare you choose. Ours: a board-certified surgeon, surgery in a hospital with an ICU, a dedicated anesthesiologist, and clearance to fly only after your surgeon examines you.
- Hospital
- Hospital Cyntar and Obesity Control Center
- Anesthesia
- General anesthesia in the hospital operating room
- Location
- Zona Río, Tijuana
- Fit-to-fly clearance
- Drains out, wounds checked, DVT precautions reviewed
Pricing
How much does plastic surgery cost in Tijuana?
Your all-inclusive price depends on the procedure and your plan. The price you receive is in writing and covers the surgeon, anesthesiologist, hospital, nursing, your recovery stay, airport transfers and follow-up visits.
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| Procedure | Tijuana, from | US average (surgeon fee only) | Nights in Tijuana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mommy Makeover | Price by written quote | $20,500 | 7 |
| Brazilian Butt Lift | Price by written quote | $6,900 | 6 |
| Tummy Tuck | Price by written quote | $8,200 | 6 |
| Lipo 360 | Price by written quote | $4,800 | 4 |
| Breast Augmentation | Price by written quote | $4,900 | 4 |
| Breast Lift | Price by written quote | $5,900 | 4 |
| Post-Bariatric Body Contouring | Price by written quote | varies | 7 |
| Facelift | Price by written quote | $11,300 | 6 |
| Rhinoplasty | Price by written quote | $7,800 | 6 |
The US figure is the surgeon fee only — anesthesia, facility and implants are billed separately in the US. US average: American Society of Plastic Surgeons statistics report
Payment options: financing through United Medical Credit, eFinance Solutions and PayPal Credit
After weight loss
Lost the weight? Let's talk about the skin.
The Ariel Center is part of the Obesity Control Center group. If you had weight-loss surgery, your contouring is planned with the team that knows your history, in the same building, once your weight is stable.
Check your BMI
Your coordinator
Who will help me plan my surgery?
A patient coordinator is your single point of contact from your first message to your follow-up at home: photos, plan, price, travel, recovery stay and check-ins.
Patient coordination team
English and Spanish
Mon–Fri 8am–5pm Pacific
Not sure which procedure you need?
Tell us in a few lines what you hope to change. Your coordinator replies with next steps; your surgeon recommends a procedure, or a combination, after a medical evaluation.
The Ariel Center is the plastic-surgery practice of the Obesity Control Center group in Zona Río, Tijuana. Most of our patients come from the US and Canada for surgery with a board-certified surgeon, 15 minutes from the San Diego border.
Affiliations and accreditations
Hospital Cyntar and Obesity Control Center in Zona Río, Tijuana. Ask your patient coordinator for facility accreditation details.
Where to find us
The Ariel CenterPaseo de los Héroes 9111, Suite 100
Zona Río, Tijuana
Baja California, MX
(866) 936-1786
Outside the US and Canada: +1 (415) 738-8100
15 minutes from the San Ysidro border
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