Dr. Rafael Velasco Marín
Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Dedicated to providing the highest standard of surgical care with personalized attention, advanced techniques, and an unwavering commitment to patient safety and natural results.
AE-0011438
Plastic Surgeon
A Commitment to Honest, Personalized Care
Personalized Attention
Every patient receives individualized care tailored to their unique needs and aesthetic goals.
Honest Information
Clear, detailed explanations of procedures ensure patients are fully informed and comfortable.
Patient Understanding
Comprehensive consultations where all questions and expectations are thoroughly discussed.
Dr. Rafael Velasco Marín provides personalized attention to each and every patient. He knows that the most important element of care is to provide honest information, clarifying all doubts and explaining in detail how the surgical procedures are carried out.
"During your consultation with Dr. Velasco Marín, all your questions and expectations will be fully discussed."
The main objective is for you, the patient, to understand precisely what the procedure consists of and how it will be applied to achieve your desired result.
The guiding principle for Dr. Rafael Velasco Marín is to provide a safe and clean environment where the patient's needs can be met with skill, knowledge, and the highest quality equipment and products available. All treatments and surgeries are individualized and based on solid medical knowledge and experience, ensuring patients can obtain the best possible aesthetic outcome.
An Unwavering Commitment to Your Safety
Before any patient enters the operating room, their health undergoes rigorous evaluation to ensure the safest possible surgical experience.
Comprehensive Laboratory Analysis
Complete blood count, blood chemistry, blood typing, HIV screening, and coagulation tests to ensure optimal health status.
Cardiorespiratory Evaluation
Chest X-ray and electrocardiogram assessment by a board-certified cardiologist to evaluate cardiovascular health.
Specialized Anesthesia Consultation
Personal pre-operative meeting with your certified anesthesiologist to explain the complete anesthetic process.
Comprehensive Risk Assessment
Thorough evaluation of all health parameters to minimize risks and ensure the safest surgical experience.
Dr. Velasco Marín's Safety Promise
"When you are properly informed beforehand, you can understand what is happening, cooperate with the medical team, and avoid any sense of panic. The anesthesiologist who evaluates you will be the same one who administers your anesthesia."
- Dr. Rafael Velasco Marín
Meticulous, Hands-On Recovery
Your care continues long after surgery is complete, with personal attention from Dr. Velasco Marín throughout your entire recovery journey.
Personal Follow-Up
Dr. Velasco Marín visits each patient twice daily during hospital stay
Direct Care
All dressing changes, drain removals, and suture removals performed personally
Complication Prevention
Personal wound assessment to detect and prevent any potential complications
After surgery is complete, patients are moved to a recovery room under dedicated care of the anesthesiologist and surgical nursing team. Only when patients are fully awake, have normal temperature, and stable vital signs are they transferred to a private hospital room.
Dr. Velasco Marín's Personal Commitment
During your hospital stay, Dr. Rafael Velasco Marín will visit you twice a day. All follow-up care—including all dressing changes, drain removals, and suture removals—will be performed personally by him. He never delegates these responsibilities.
"My policy is to personally check on and dress the patient's wounds myself in order to detect any unwanted changes and thereby prevent a major complication."
Remember, the most important thing is your SAFETY.
Medical Services & Professional Credentials
A comprehensive overview of Dr. Velasco Marín's medical education, professional experience, and specialized expertise in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Basis of Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Cancun General Hospital
- Basis of Medical Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic. IMSS / General Hospital
- Private Practice
- General Surgery. UNAM Medical Services Department of the Federal District
- Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic. UNAM, Hospital General de Mexico
- Internal ultrasonic liposculpture
- Body contouring surgery
- Face lift
- Injuries facial skull
- Cleft lip and palate
- Microsurgery
- IPRAS, International Confederation for Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- FILACP, Ibero-Latin American Federation of Plastic Surgery
Professional licenses
Dr. Velasco Marín first studied General Medicine (license 0835597), then specialized as a General Surgeon (AE-0011439) and later as a Plastic Surgeon (AE-0011438).
- 1General medicineMedical degree, School of Medicine, UNAM
0835597 - 2General surgeonSpecialty in general surgery
AE-0011439 - 3Plastic surgeonSpecialty in plastic and reconstructive surgery, residency at Hospital General de México
AE-0011438
Memberships and training
Check the licenses yourself
Every license number above can be looked up in the official registry of the Mexican government. It is free and takes about two minutes. Here is how:
- Open the official registry with the button below.
- Choose the tab ID number (in Spanish, Número de cédula).
- Type one of the three license numbers in the field ID Number, and press Search.
- Repeat for each number. If you want a document, you can download the Certificate of Professional Situation: issuing it is completely free.
Open the official SEP registry
Official site of the Government of Mexico. Some labels may appear in Spanish.
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Location
Jurel #61 SM3, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Phone
+52 998 411 3730
Office Hours
Mon-Sat: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM