Welcome to Makeover Travel
The highest quality service in integrated medical care

Makeover Travel is the premier and unique integrated health company recognized by the national government of Bolivia, by providing access to the highest quality healthcare at a competitive price for foreign patients.

The highest quality service in integrated medical care with more than 800 satisfied patients from all over the world!

• Makeover Travel is an international renowned medical tourism service at the Medical Forefront, that co-ordinates makeover trips for cosmetic and plastic surgery in Bolivia, South America.
• Makeover Travel is a worldwide pioneer in the organization of trips focused in beauty and image change; their goal is to provide world class cosmetic surgery with leading specialists at affordable prices.
• Makeover Travel has been named  by the Government Ministry of Health and Ministry of Tourism of Bolivia the number one choice of Medical Tourism organizations in the country for fourth year (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007); rewarding the company for excellence in Tourism and Medical Services.

Our focus is Cosmetic/Plastic surgery treatments and recuperation packages combined with a fully inclusive 5 stars Clinic and hotel accommodation package.

Real Value for Your Money.
We offer the best value cosmetic surgery holidays, working hard for you to negotiate the best prices with the hospitals and hotels.

Our plastic and cosmetic surgery price policy has one goal: to make high quality plastic surgery available for everybody!

The low cost of living and the special economic advantages granted by the government for doctor fees and the development of medical tourism offer you the opportunity to obtain top quality plastic surgery such as:

Rhinoplasty, Face Lift, Blepharoplasty, Cheek implant surgery, Chin implant surgery, Breast Surgeries, Liposuction/ Lipoplasty, Tummy Tuck, Body lift Surgery, etc. at savings of up to 60-80% from USA, Canada or European prices.

We are engaged in providing people the look of their dreams at affordable prices and optimal convergence of health with the largest panel of surgeons and medical experts.

All our prices are ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGES without hidden costs! 

All our packages include:

• Stay in Clinic (without limit of time)
• From 10 to 15 days of free accommodation in a 5***** Hotel located in the best areas of Santa Cruz ... just 8 mins from the clinics.
• Complete Haematology Tests Analysis Prior to surgery, a full set of pre-operative blood tests,  Complete haematology tests.
• Anesthetist fees and all operating charges
• Pre and Post-operative Consultations
• Clinical Professional Insurance
• Professional insurance of surgeon
• Transportation all medical transfers and Transportation from airport, clinic and hotel
• Personal Bilingual Assistant / Personal Assistance Service
• Dedicated on site check ups by your nurse throughout your stay
• Personal image counselling

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Our highly trained and skilled plastic surgeons and specialists are committed in providing you the most convenient, safest and effective means to do the surgical treatment. With our state-of-the-art technology, high quality products and modern remedial technique, we guarantee our respective clients that they will attain the most gratifying and desirable outcome!

Why should you stop at us? Yes, you have good reasons to do so...

1. We are the largest healthcare provider in Bolivia, and one of the most renowned plastic surgery provider in the world.
2. We have a long history of proven, successful client!! Read our patients’ testimonials
3. We works with a prestigious group of 23 board certified plastic surgeons & specialists. All of them have more than 35 years of experience and are certified by a board. They are all members of the:
   • Bolivian Society of Aesthetic, Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery.
   • Brazilian Society of Aesthetic, Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery.
   • Ibero Latino America Society of Aesthetic, Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery.
4. Our Infrastructures. We work with 8 private clinics, hospitals, and medical center specialized in plastic and cosmetic surgery; all of which are certified and highly recommended by foreign agencies, consulates, international company, international insurance companies, embassies, etc.
5. Safety during Surgery. To ensure you wonderful results and a total safety during your surgery, Makeover Travel requires that each one of our medical team be made up of at the least:
   • 2 board certified plastic surgeons
   • 1 anesthetist
   • 2 Nurses
   • 3 instrumentists
   As a general rule, each surgeon works with the same medical team since more than 15 years.
6. Our private insurance ensures you an incomparable surgical Guarantee, that none other surgeon or clinic would be able to ensure you.
   • Should complications arise (under extremely rare circumstances), there is always an immediate solution.
   • Immediate postoperative problems can be solved during the patient’s stay in the hospital.
   • Our medical staff will assume all the costs arising there from.
   • Therefore, our guarantee means that you can rest assured that in the unlikely event that you should require a corrective surgery we will pay fully for the costs of necessary stay, clinic, surgeons, anaesthetist, full medical team, accommodation and hotel bills.
   • We believe that no other cosmetic surgery clinic abroad guarantees such a complete and professional five star service.
   • You must remember that with other companies there may well be extra charges which could prove very expensive indeed.

     Complications can arise in plastic surgery. Legal recourse usually takes years to resolve. With Makeover Travel court action is not necessary. We are committed to redo your procedure without further delay or additional costs

     "The difference you will experience with Makeover Travel  is our service. At Makeover Travel , you can expect nothing less than high standard of aesthetic quality combined with a very high standard of patient care and customer service. We treat each client as an individual, being focused on their needs and providing them with outstanding service.” 

     This will continue to be the key to our ongoing success.

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Center Details

“Committed to Quality Care”

To provide you integrated health services and total security during the surgical and any procedure requiring anaesthesia, all the hospitals, private clinics and medical centers we have selected are the best and at the forefront of medical services.

As an indication of its commitment to offering patients access to the most technologically-advanced and specialized medical practices – in line with world-class ‘best practice standards’ – our Group has established a number of specialized Clinics and hospitals of Excellence in the fields of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery.

We currently provide you 8 hospitals and private clinics with 32 specialized medical units, and 46 complementary health-related facilities.

All our hospitals, private clinics and medical centers are certified and highly recommended by foreign agencies, consulates, international insurance companies, embassies, etc. All of them have been accredited to international standards of quality.

Our clinics and hospitals must go through rigorous testing of the International Health Department to achieve this standard. Post-surgery cares, qualified medical staff and all needed equipment are available.

We take patient’s safety and comfort seriously and we are never in a rush to discharge patients quickly as if having an in-line production machine.

The longer patients stay with us at the clinic, the lesser complications there are likely to arise. Once patients are taken too early to the hotel, they usually begin overdoing it, moving around too much and generally fail to follow medical instruction strictly. Also being alone causes sadness, loneliness and depression which is no good for recovery purposes.

All our work is carried out under the strictest safety procedures. Naturally we have formal certification of approval from the National Area Health Authority, as well as all necessary licenses, Environmental Health, Fire, Health and Safety approvals.

During years Makeover Travel representatives have travelled throughout Bolivia to track down the best medical centers and surgeons.

We have inspected every hospital, centre and accommodation venue, and known personally to all the key person and are regular in touch with them; so we can confidently say that you will get better quality and service that you would have at home.

The service is excellent - with low wages, the clinics are able to employ more staff which means you are guaranteed attention immediately and therefore you will enjoy a better standard of care than you would get at home.

The clinics and hospitals we have selected have either Joint Commission Accreditation (JCI) or International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which signifies that they are internationally recognized in the field of healthcare.

Our medical centres are the largest, and the most specialized centres in Bolivia for plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery.

Our Highly Recommended Clinics provide you:

• Room in total comfort with air-conditioned, telephone, and cable TV.
• Fully equipped operation rooms, pre-anaesthesia and post-anaesthesia recovery units, with all the services.
• Intensive therapy units.
• All kinds of laboratories.
• The latest technology in image diagnosis.
• Theatre for septic surgery in casualty area.
• Modern Anaesthesia machines & monitoring devices.
• Dedicated Anaesthesiologist team.
• All of the necessary equipment and apparatus to assure the ventilation, asepsis, antisepsis and sterilization of all of the areas, equipment and instruments used in the clinic. 
• A complete medical team to assist the plastic surgeons with solid international medical training, supported by highly-qualified and well-trained nursing personnel, and permanent staff willing to offer warm, efficient attention to the patient.
• All the requirements demanded by the law for   their operation; and highest technological equipment such as diagnosis and bioresonance, echography, pantomography for full face x-rays  and a full range of state of the art lasers.

The independent status of our hospitals means that revenues and profit are ploughed back into new equipment and technology.

An ideal environment for effective healthcare.
All our hospitals are equipped with special areas for cosmetic and plastic surgeries. We never mix healthy patients and patients with infectious diseases. Control of cross-infection is essential in every medical or dental setting but the problems of cross-infection are even more serious in a standard hospital setting. Surgical wound infection is an important class of hospital acquired (cross) infections.

Therefore in a safe setting, healthy cosmetic surgery patients should not be treated in the same operation theatre, cared for by the same health care workers and recover on the same wards as patients with infectious diseases.

Our cosmetic surgery patients are always treated in specials operation theatres with different health care workers and recover on different wards as patients with infectious diseases.

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Treatments & Prices

 “Now is time to treat Yourself and make real what you have only dreamed about for so long!!”

At Makeover Travel you can achieve your dreams through affordable, quality plastic surgery packages, with the follow-up care and service to ensure complete recovery and a luxury holiday to rest and rejuvenate.

All Inclusive Cosmetic Surgery Packages...NO HIDDEN COSTS!
So you can enjoy an incredible experience with a perfect post-surgical care period and convalescence, Our Prices are ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGES that include:

• Stay in Clinic (without limit of time)
• From 10 to 15 days of free accommodation in a 5***** Hotel located in the best areas of Santa Cruz ... just 8 mins from the clinics.
• Complete Haematology Tests Analysis Prior to surgery, a full set of pre-operative blood tests,  Complete haematology tests (Hemogram, Blood, Sugar, Creatinine, PT & PTT Clotting Factors, Prothombin Time)
• Anesthetist fees and all operating charges
• Pre and Post-operative Consultations
• Clinical Professional Insurance
• Professional insurance of surgeon
• Transportation all medical transfers and Transportation from airport, clinic and hotel
• Personal Bilingual Assistant / Personal Assistance Service
• Dedicated on site check ups by your nurse throughout your stay
• Personal image counselling

PACKAGE	$US	EURO	Additional Information
Rhinoplasty (nose surgery)	1890	1575	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)
Upper eyelids	1590	1325	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Lower eyelids	1590	1325	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Upper + lower eyelids	1890	1575	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
FACE LIFT
Brow Lift (upper third)	1990	1650	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Neck Lift	2190	1820	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Complete Face Lift (Brow Lift & Neck Lift)	2990	2490	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Cheek Implant surgery	2390	1990	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Chin Implant surgery	1890	1575	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
BREAST SURGERIES
Breast Reduction	2890	2400	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Breast Augmentation (implants included)	2990	2490	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Breast lift (without implants)	2690	2240	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Breast lift& breast implants included	3390	2825	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Breast reduction (for Men)-Gynecomasty	2190	1825	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
LIPOSUCTION/LIPOPLASTY
Liposuction 1 area	1850	1540	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Liposuction 2 areas	2350	1950	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Liposuction 3 areas	2750	2290	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Complete liposuction 4 areas (abdomen, waist, flanks, thighs)	2990	2490	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
BUTTOCK  AUGMENTATION
Augmentation with implants	3390	2825	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Augmentation Micro Fat Grafting Technique + 1 area liposuction	2790	2325	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Tummy Tuck	2690	2240	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
FEMALE INTIMATE SURGERY
Vaginal Labiaplasty	2290	1900	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Vaginoplasty	2290	1900	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Hymenoplasty (Hymen restoration)	1850	1540	Includes 10 day stay in a 5 Star hotel
Bariatric Surgery	8990	7490	Includes 15 day stay in a 5 Star hotel

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Qualifications, Accreditations & Certifications

Educating Yourself about your Procedure is Important, but Educating Yourself about Your Doctor is Paramount.

 

Makeover Travel provides you the highest quality service of integrated medical care available, and only The Highest Skilled Surgeons.

 

Our team is run by elite of highly qualified surgeons who practise internationally. We deals with only the top Bolivian plastic surgeons, all of whom have graduated from the best international universities of Brazil, and the USA and have more than 30 years experience.

Promoting and maintaining the highest standards of surgical practice and patient health care we have achieved excellence in our field.

Our medical staff includes: 

• 9 plastic surgeons
• And a complete team specialized in image transformation made up of the most qualified and experienced health care professionals in he most advanced surgical centres.

All our plastic surgeons have been given the title of "Specialist in Cosmetic Surgery" by the Brazilian and the Bolivian Medical Association.

They are committed surgeons, a fellow of the Bolivian and Brazilian College of Surgeons, and are all membership:

• In the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery
• In the Bolivian Society of Plastic Surgery
• In the Ibero-Latin American Federation of Plastic Surgeons
• Title of "Specialist" in cosmetic surgery by the Brazilian and
• Bolivian Medical Association and Federal Council of Medicine

Our surgeons have studied the world’s best techniques permitting them not only to achieve their current level of excellence but also to have an exquisite sense of aesthetics always respecting their patient’s likes and needs.

 

For more than 15 years, Makeover Travel team has been preparing women and Top models to compete in leading international beauty contests.

 

Remember: quality, results, and the overall experience of plastic surgery begin first and foremost with you, the patient, and it is Makeover Travel’s surgeons goal to help you not only love the results of your surgery, but also enjoy the process.

 

Human Resources for each operation:

• At least two board-certified plastic surgeons
• The surgeons are attended by two nurses
• A medical anesthesiologist with an attending nurse.
• The anesthesiologist stays with the patient throughout the surgery and until the patient is discharged home from the recovery room, because it is important that the patient is monitored closely during the period in the recovery room.
• Two instrumentalist nurses.
• A nursing team for post-anesthetic recovery area and hospitalization.

We shall be at our most attentive towards you following the treatment.

The factor that always differentiates Makeover Travel from its competitors is the priority we always give to our patients and their needs, which is why we shall give you most attention after the treatment.

As a factor that makes us different, our postoperative attention is a key to our product.

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Testimonials

What a fantastic experience! I began this journey in the fall, quite nervous about the idea and began emailing Monica with question after question--which she patiently answered. When my husband and I arrived in Santa Cruz, Monica and Jeremy, were waiting at the airport for us. We went to a fantastic 5 star hotel  / the Camino Real Hotel 5*****. The night before surgery we were able to meet other patients who either had already had their surgery or were awaiting surgery in the next day or so. My husband was able to stay in the clinic with me for the 2 days I was there and everyone was brilliant. I am thrilled with the results of my surgery and would recommend Makeover Travel to anyone! The personal touch cannot be met anywhere else, I'm sure.  Thank you so much to everyone at Makeover Travel for a fantastic experience!!
SONYA – ENGLAND – MANCHESTER

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Thank so much for the unforgettable experience. I have never been abroad before. I feel very lucky to have chosen Bolivia as a destination for my first trip. The people are so kind. Thanks again!
Maria – USA - NEW YORK

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From the moment I arrived I can truly say this became a 5***** experience!! The whole team and the nurses at the hospital are fantastic, nothing is too much trouble for any of them, they really do care about your welfare every step of the way. I truly believe that if I had this done in the UK I would not have received the standard of treatment & aftercare I received with MAKEOVER TRAVEL, not to mention the money I saved!!! I underwent my operation on 29th May, it is now 30 days since I had my op, I am completely healed, I look fabulous, & feel fantastic!! Since I have been home everyone has commented how real my boobs look and cannot believe how well I am. If you have any fears about this company its professionalism or authenticity please don’t you will not be disappointed. I cannot thank you all at MAKEOVER TRAVEL enough for making this a truly unforgettable experience. I would only recommend MAKEOVER TRAVEL to anyone thinking of cosmetic surgery:-).
DONNA – ENGLAND – LONDON

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I went with my friend Rachel (who herself had liposuction, breast augmentation and a tummy tuck!) and had an amazing experience. From the minute we arrived we were treated like princesses!!! We decided that we would make a bit of a holiday out of our stay and booked an extra week at the hotel, this way we got to relax for a few days prior to our surgery and see a bit of Santa CRUZ! We had our surgery on 29/05/07, it was great as we got to share a room at the clinic and they even let me stay an extra night to be with Rachel (with a tummy tuck you need a 2 night stay at the clinic). The surgeons and their assistants were fabulous, as were the nurses. Being in the same sort of profession i had bit more of an idea as to what should be happening and i could not fault a thing!

I had a complete liposuction and breast implants. My new body is amazing, the surgeon is so skilled he was able to place my breast implants under the muscle by placing an incision around my nipple! I also asked about varicous vein removal which they dont do yet but they took me for a consultation with another surgeon about this - nothing was too much trouble!
I was apprehensive at first but i would recommend using this company to anyone!
TONA – UK – LONDON

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I attended Makeover Travel early in September for facelift and breastlift surgery. I would strongly recommend their services for professionalism and quality. The surgeons work is of outstanding quality, and they are extremely experienced and talented. My results have far outreached my expectations and I am totally delighted with the results. I was pampered in 5 Star luxury and found Jeremy and the team at MAKEOVER TRAVEL extremely obliging and friendly, paying regular visits and on call 24/7 incase of an emergency. My sister has subsequently booked her surgery with Makeover after seeing my results. If you are in any doubt, you can be assured that this is a first class professional operation, and that all you need to worry about is basking in the sun in luxury surroundings during your convalescence.  Regards, Angela
ANGELA – USA - MIAMI

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Awards & Media Coverage

Plastic Surgery Tourism in Bolivia.

[...] Tourist numbers have increased year on year by around 20% since 2003, with Bolivia proving particularly popular with American visitors.

The number of US tourists is up by more than a quarter (29%) on last year, with an increasing number of North Americans coming for plastic surgery.

Bolivia has two major benefits, other than cost. First and foremost, its cosmetic surgeons are among some of the best in the world.

The majority of the Bolivian plastic surgeons are Double Board Certified by The "Bolivian Society of Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery" and "Brazilian Society of Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery". Some of them are also member of the The American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Bolivian plastic surgeons have good reason to be so skilled: domestic demand for breast implants, liposuction, laser surgery and nip-and-tuck treatments is sky high in this style-obsessed country.

From the middle class to upper class, one in 7 Bolivian women is estimated to have gone under the plastic surgeon's knife!

The second big draw is the country's reputation as an exotic tourist destination.

Makeover Travel is typical of the medical organisation specialized in health tourism that have opened in Santa Cruz de la Sierra -the economic capital of Bolivia- over recent years to cater for the medical tourism boom. Based in a smart three-storey office in the city's exclusive Equipetrol district, the company employs a dozen surgeons to work with its client base of foreign patients.

"We offer tailor-made services from beginning to end," explains the clinic's marketing coordinator, Monica Chavez. "We meet our patients at the airport, book their accommodation, arrange for them to meet the surgeon beforehand and then follow up with them once they return home."

Launched in 2002, MakeoverTravel has expanded on its initial Total Makeover packages with a wide range of different surgical procedures. Abdomen liposuction will set you back $1,000. Nose surgery or breast augmentation are priced at 1500 US$ and 2990 US$ with an All Inclusive package - Surgery and accommodation in a 5five stars hotel.

All the prices include hotel accommodation, airport transfers and travel advice. In addition, patients are assigned an English or French-speaking personal assistant for the length of their stay.The strategy is working. Makeover Travel attracts around 400 patients a year from all over the world. The majority come from the US, where the notion of medical tourism is more familiar than it is in Europe. The company also has a "significant number" of British patients, as well as clients from Spain, France and Canada.

Sonia Rivers, a Miami resident, admits to having been "very surprised" at the prices when she first inquired about nose procedure five months ago.

"If I went to a normal plastic surgeon in Miami it would cost me around $7,000, so I decided to do some research into other options," she says. [...]

Medical tourists should also be advised against planning physical activities after plastic surgery: doctors recommend being out of the sun for at least two months after invasive cosmetic surgery.

Most patients choose to fit in their travelling before their operation and then use the tail end of their holiday to rest and recuperate.

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Local Attractions

Why Choose Bolivia for Your Transformation?

• Bolivia is undoubtedly one of world’s leading countries for cosmetic and surgery.
• Cosmetic surgery tourism is not new phenomenon in Bolivia. For years, savvy travelers have traveled to Bolivia for medical, dental and cosmetic surgery procedures, seeking and finding significant cost savings without sacrificing quality of care.
• In recent years, however, national government (Health Ministry / Tourism Ministry) has taken increasing notice of this growing source of income and have to formally plan and develop medical infrastructures to cater to this new trend.
• Makeover Travel is the premier integrated health company recognized by the national government of Bolivia, by providing access to the highest quality healthcare at a competitive price for foreign patients.
• We are the largest healthcare provider in Bolivia, and one of the most renowned plastic and cosmetic surgery providers in the world.
• We are the first and the largest Latin American independent operator focused in Complete Image Transformation.
• We will place you into the hands of the Most specialized Makeover Team that for more than 15 years has been in charge of preparing men and women to compete in the leading international beauty.

We Will Pamper You With a Trip of a Lifetime!

• No clinic at home could ever offer this combination of service, quality and great prices.
• At Makeover Travel, we have one goal…to provide quality and compassionate care for each individual patient, because that is what you are, an individual with an unique set of circumstances, symptoms and healthcare needs. 
• At Makeover Travel, we meet your needs by reaching a new level of healthcare…total healthcare.
• We provide every patient an experience customized to their medical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
• You should never have a feeling of discomfort travelling to an unfamiliar country because we take good care of you and provide you a very friendly ambience all the time during your stay.
• Makeover Travel will offer you a very different trip compared with any other medical organizations. With us you will enjoy a trip of dream, responding to the different needs from the human being; plenty of emotions, of scents and flavors that you will never forget. A unique and wonderful trip that will allow you to reach not only the body you always dreamt, but also the happiness that you looked for during so much years!

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