The Surgeon · Training & Credentials · Bogotá
Dr. Daniel Ramos: board-certified plastic surgeon in Colombia
Trained in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Universidad El Bosque. Certified by the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery, Total Definer fellow with Dr. Alfredo Hoyos, and 2025 SCCP National Congress faculty. Here is the full training record — and how to verify it yourself from abroad.
How the surgeon who will operate on you trained
It is the question patients ask most, and the one least often answered in full on a surgeon's website — more so when the surgeon is in another country. So here it is, plainly. Dr. Daniel Ramos Hernández scored among the highest results in Colombia's national medical examinations and trained in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Universidad El Bosque in Bogotá. Training did not stop there: he completed the Total Definer fellowship with Dr. Alfredo Hoyos — the school that systematised high-definition liposuction — and built a research record in reconstructive surgery that is uncommon in aesthetics. In 2025 he returned to the classroom from the other side, teaching the male high-definition marking workshop at the SCCP National Congress.
Credentials you can verify
A credential you cannot check is not a credential — it is a sentence on a website. These are his, with the route to verify each one from wherever you are.
in any surgeon abroad
- That they are a specialist in plastic surgery, not a general physician with courses.
- That their licence is current in ReTHUS, Colombia's national health-professional register.
- That they appear in the SCCP directory of certified members.
- That they operate in accredited facilities, with a certified anesthesiologist.
for Dr. Ramos
- Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery — Universidad El Bosque.
- Certified by the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery (SCCP).
- Fellowship in high-definition liposuction — Total Definer, Dr. Alfredo Hoyos.
- Faculty, male marking workshop — SCCP National Congress 2025.
And one warning that works against the industry rather than for it: in Colombia, as in the United States, procedures are performed by people who are not plastic surgeons. Verifying the licence of whoever operates on you takes five minutes and is the most important decision in the whole process — whether you make it with him or with someone else.
The record, in order
The part that doesn't show on Instagram
Aesthetic surgery is displayed in photographs; serious training shows up somewhere else. This is Dr. Ramos's academic record, and it comes from the reconstructive side.
A Minciencias grant — Colombia's national science agency — to research cleft lip and palate alongside Operation Smile, the organisation that operates on children with craniofacial conditions worldwide.
Facial anatomy and reconstructionAuthor of Conociendo la fisura labiopalatina, written so that families can understand the diagnosis, the treatment and the surgical road ahead of their children.
Patient and family educationPublished in The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, the international reference journal for cleft and craniofacial surgery.
Peer reviewedWhy it matters for an aesthetic operation: reconstruction teaches you to work with the tissue that exists and to think about the result at ten years. It is the same judgment applied to a marking, an implant or an eyelid.
Honesty first, scalpel second
There is a line Dr. Ramos repeats in consultation: the best operation is the one that is correctly indicated. In practice that means saying no often — to the patient asking for a volume their tissue cannot hold, to the one who wants etching before building the muscle, to the one who needs a lift and wants an implant. It also means referring out what he does not do: he performs no rhinoplasty, and says so at the start rather than taking the case.
The other half of that judgment is safety: complete pre-operative labs, accredited surgical facilities, a certified anesthesiologist and volumes kept within range. When a lab result comes back abnormal, surgery is postponed and the patient is referred — it has happened, and one of the testimonials on this page is about exactly that.
Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery
The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
High definition · Dr. Alfredo Hoyos
What we don't do in this practice
- We don't quote a fixed price without examining you. No procedure has a single version. The quote follows the consultation, all-inclusive, with no charges that surface later.
- We don't operate what isn't indicated. If what you are asking for won't solve what bothers you — or your tissue can't hold it — you'll hear it, even when that costs us the case.
- We don't take cases outside our scope. Dr. Ramos does not perform rhinoplasty. When a patient wants one, he refers them to a colleague who does them daily.
- We don't proceed when the labs say otherwise. An abnormal pre-operative finding postpones surgery and triggers a referral. Aesthetics can wait; health can't.
The procedures he does every week
Each has its own page with technique, recovery, what the cost depends on and frequently asked questions.
High definition
Lipo HD and Lipo 360, male Lipo 360, BBL and gluteal augmentation and tummy tuck or mommy makeover.
Breast surgery
Breast augmentation with tissue-preserving technique — Preservé and Mia — and breast lift with or without implants.
Face and intimate surgery
Eyelid surgery, facelift, submental contouring and penile girth enhancement. Reconstruction after skin cancer.
What a consultation with Dr. Ramos looks like
It is not a twenty-minute sales appointment. It is where you get measured, where the limits of the technique get explained, and where it is decided whether operating makes sense at all.
Patients who travel to operate
- Consultations in English and Spanish. A share of his patients travel from the United States and Canada, and they speak with the surgeon directly rather than through a coordinator.
- Video consultation before you travel. Photo review, surgical plan and quote before you book flights or accommodation.
- 7–14 days in Bogotá. Depending on the procedure: facial surgery at the short end, body contouring at the long one.
- Follow-up through the first year. Video reviews once you are home, until the result has fully settled.
What patients say who already had surgery
Testimonials from patients in Bogotá and abroad. Surgical results are documented on Instagram.
My pre-operative labs came back with higher glucose than expected. Instead of going ahead anyway, Dr. Ramos put my health first and referred me immediately to an endocrinologist to get it under control.
When I arrived in Colombia I confirmed I had chosen the right surgeon. The surgery took place in an excellent facility, with an extraordinary human and professional team.
For men considering eyelid rejuvenation, I fully recommend Dr. Daniel Ramos. His professionalism, attention to detail and genuine care make the difference. From the first consultation he inspires confidence.
About Dr. Daniel Ramos
Dr. Daniel Ramos Hernández is a plastic surgeon based in Bogotá, Colombia, board-certified by the Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery (SCCP). He trained in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Universidad El Bosque, completed the Total Definer fellowship in high-definition liposuction with Dr. Alfredo Hoyos, and in 2025 taught the male high-definition marking workshop at the SCCP National Congress. His practice spans high-definition body contouring, breast surgery, facial surgery and reconstruction.
His specialty training is Colombian: Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Universidad El Bosque in Bogotá, one of the country's recognised programmes, after scoring among the highest results in Colombia's national medical examinations. He then sub-specialised in high-definition technique through the Total Definer school founded by Dr. Alfredo Hoyos — the Colombian surgeon who systematised high-definition liposuction and teaches it worldwide.
Yes. He is certified by the Colombian Society of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery (SCCP), the body that groups specialists trained in recognised programmes — the Colombian equivalent of asking whether a US surgeon is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. You do not have to take his word for it: the SCCP publishes a directory of its members, and Colombia's Ministry of Health runs ReTHUS, a public online register of licensed health professionals. Check him there, and check any surgeon you are considering, at home or abroad.
Total Definer is the school created by Dr. Alfredo Hoyos, the Colombian surgeon who turned high-definition liposuction into a teachable method rather than an individual talent. The fellowship is specific training in that technique: anatomical marking on the standing patient, work in two planes, and the demanding post-operative protocol that high definition requires. It matters because high definition is not a 'stronger' liposuction — it is a different operation, with its own learning curve. Ask any surgeon where they learned it.
High-definition body contouring — Lipo HD and Lipo 360, for women and for men — gluteal augmentation and BBL, tummy tuck, breast augmentation with tissue-preserving technique, eyelid and facial surgery, intimate surgery, and reconstruction after skin cancer. He does not perform rhinoplasty: when a patient asks for it, he refers them out. We would rather be clear about what we don't do.
Yes, and in an unusual field for aesthetic surgery: reconstruction. He holds a Minciencias research grant for cleft lip and palate research alongside Operation Smile, authored the book Conociendo la fisura labiopalatina, and has published in The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, the international reference journal in the field. That reconstructive grounding explains how he operates: thinking about what remains, not only what is added.
Yes. Consultations are held in English and Spanish, and a share of his patients travel from the United States and Canada. The process starts with a video consultation from home — photo review, surgical plan and quote before you book anything. Stays in Bogotá run seven to fourteen days depending on the procedure, and follow-up continues by video through the first year. Bogotá is a three-to-five hour flight from most US hubs and sits at UTC−5 year-round.
He operates in accredited surgical facilities in Bogotá, always with a certified anesthesiologist and complete pre-operative labs. The consultation can be in person in Bogotá or by video, and it is where the surgical plan is defined and the all-inclusive quote is issued. You can book it on WhatsApp or by leaving your details in the form on this page.
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