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    • Before You Book a Second or Third Face Lift
    • Special Note for Tummy Tuck and Body Lift Patients
    • Blog
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Step by Step Checklist (List)

This is a step by step checklist that will guide you through the entire process.

Dr. Lev's Bank Info

Important information on how to make your deposit to Dr. Lev.

Important Numbers (List)

Keep this with you at all times when you go to Costa Rica.

Pre Op Required Tests (List)

Here is a list of all the Pre-Op Required Tests.

Forms To Fill Out

Prisma Dental (Intro Form)

Excellent dentists who do everything there that is done in the states.

Patient Initial Contact (Form)

If you need to discuss booking a date for surgery with Dr. Lev.

Pre Op Medical History (Form)

If you have already booked your date with Didi, please take a moment to fill out this form.

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What to Bring (Optional)

Things you might want to bring with you when you go to Costa Rica for your surgery.

Mantras Shmantras (Optional)

The following are brief phrases/affirmations you can repeat to yourself (or even out loud) when you are feeling blue.

Dr. Alejandro Lev is a doctor who is known in Costa Rica as a "Doctors' Doctor” and is a Costa Rican plastic surgeon with a pristine reputation.

HINTS & TIPS

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OUR MISSION

​Our mission is to lovingly guide people through a very exciting, transformational journey led by the amazing Dr. Lev who is a world-renowned plastic surgeon known first and foremost for his skills and artistry in the OR and secondly for his easy, lighthearted and nurturing bedside manner. This unique experience has a beginning, a middle and an end. And as Dr. Lev's International Patient Coordinator, it is my honor and privilege to be there for you every step of the way, from beginning to end, to answer your questions and serve as your personal cheerleader and support system. Our goal is for you to have the best possible experience in Costa Rica and come home looking and feeling younger and more self-confident.

- Didi Carr Reuben -

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