I’m delighted to write this review to the entire staff of Dr. Antonio Pitanguy’s Clinic. Everyone that I’ve worked with are great people who love what they do. From the driver Fabio, who’s extremely safe and kind driver, to Erica who was an extraordinary nurse and helped me deal with my pain like a therapist would. Tania my lymphatic drainage specialist, so gentle and careful. Finally, Cris front desk manager, who quickly responded to all my inquiries and to all the young medical interns that assisted during my procedure, they are incredibly knowledgeable at what they do, welcoming and patient with me, and most importantly everyone is hard working and local to Rio de Janeiro. You’re not alone on your journey, their professionalism transcends any language barriers you may have. I highly recommend leaving the U.S to come to Brazil to get your aesthetic treatment done. The overall health professionals are humane and do not treat patients as another number. Before undergoing my treatment, I had regular monthly video calls for an entire year, where we talked about goals, mental health and weight monitoring. Dr Antonio does not sugar coat things, he’s realistic. He tells you that you must be disciplined and follow instructions. In my case, I had to lose weight and he encouraged me to start on wellness journey and to focus on my ultimate goal. Dr Antonio strives to make you feel comfortable and he respects your vision as a patient. He went above and beyond and convinced me to make a few alterations to the original surgical plan through conversations that didn’t sound pushy. He was thorough during surgery and post operative recovery, he handed me a bag with all my medication hand labeled, along with a description list of each prescription with instructions and what it was good for. I had six appointments with him after the procedure, he carefully took his time to take all the stitches. He was careful, and he mentioned “when it comes to stitches, I cannot take everything at once, I have to wait and respect your healing process, it’s like waiting for a fruit to ripe .” From my experiences with previous doctors, I have never seen this type of care, nowadays most doctors don’t even bother to touch you and when they see you they’re constantly rushing and not listening. For patients coming from the U.S. and are wondering about the whole process, please note that Dr. Antonio and his team will follow up after your departure from Brazil. He will schedule video calls with you, go over your symptoms in the same attentive manner. I’m really happy with the results, going through this process really changed my perception towards plastic surgery. Thank you for all that you do!!