About Hector Duran

Board-certified plastic surgery in Mérida with clear, patient-first care

Héctor Durán is a plastic, aesthetic & reconstructive surgeon based in Mérida, Yucatán. Internationally trained and experienced, Dr. Durán provides a wide range of cosmetic procedures for the face, breasts, body, eyes and ears, plus minimally invasive injectables—all with straightforward planning, clear follow-ups, and bilingual support.

Why book this clinic with Medical Departures?

Verified clinic profile with license & reputation checks
Broad treatment menu (facelift, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, tummy tuck, liposuction, breast surgery, otoplasty & more)
Transparent quotes, itinerary help and our Best Price Guarantee
English & Spanish spoken
Traveler-friendly hours and on-site comforts (Free Wi-Fi, Free Water, Wheelchair Access)

Treatments & Specialties

Face & Neck

Facelift
Neck lift
Brow/forehead lift
Cheek & chin implants
Rhinoplasty (nose reshaping)
Facial liposuction/contouring
Lip augmentation

Eyes & Ears

Upper/lower eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)
Otoplasty (prominent ear correction)

Breast

Augmentation (implants)
Lift (mastopexy)
Reduction
Fat transfer
Revision/correction (case-by-case)

Body & Contouring

Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)
Mini tummy tuck
Lipo + tummy tuck combos
Liposuction (multi-area options vary)

Injectables / Skin

Botulinum toxin/Dysport®
Hyaluronic acid fillers (e.g., Juvéderm®, Teosyal®)
Sculptra®
Related non-surgical rejuvenation

The Doctor

Dr. Héctor Durán — Plastic, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Years in practice: 14+

Languages: English, Spanish

Memberships (highlights): Mexican Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AMCPER); Mexican Association of Burns; American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

Training: Specialty in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; additional international exposure (including Barcelona)

Facilities, Amenities & Hours

Patients appreciate a modern, easy-to-access setting with traveler-friendly conveniences: Free Wi-Fi, Free Water and Wheelchair Accessibility.

Operation hours (UTC-06): Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00; Sat 12:00–14:30; Sun closed.

Location & How to Get Here

City/State: Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.

Airport: Mérida International (MID) with frequent domestic and select international flights.

Getting around: Use licensed airport taxis, pre-arranged private transfers or rideshares like Uber; your Medical Departures coordinator can share step-by-step directions from the airport or your hotel.

Practical Info for International Patients

Languages at clinic: English & Spanish

Accepted payments: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Cash, PayPal

Typical local stay: Many cosmetic procedures are outpatient with next-day checks; larger surgeries (e.g., facelift, tummy tuck, combined breast/body) commonly require 5–10 days in Mérida for safe follow-up before you fly.

What to Expect

Your journey starts with a consultation to review goals, medical history and options. You’ll receive a written quote explaining inclusions and follow-ups. After surgery, the team schedules reviews and provides clear, easy-to-follow aftercare instructions (virtual check-ins available when appropriate).

FAQs

1) Who is the surgeon and what are his credentials?

Short answer: Dr. Héctor Durán—plastic, aesthetic & reconstructive surgeon with 14+ years in practice.

Expanded: He’s Medical Departures–Verified, speaks English & Spanish, and belongs to respected bodies like AMCPER and ASPS.

2) Where is the clinic and how do I reach it?

Short answer: In Mérida, Yucatán, served by Mérida International Airport (MID).

Expanded: From MID, take a licensed taxi, pre-book a private transfer, or use Uber. Your coordinator can arrange door-to-door guidance based on your hotel.

3) What languages are spoken?

Short answer: English and Spanish.

Expanded: Consultations, consent and aftercare can be provided in either language.

4) What payment methods are accepted?

Short answer: Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Cash and PayPal.

Expanded: If you prefer another method, tell your coordinator so it can be confirmed in your written quote.

5) Are there warranties or guarantees on treatments?

Short answer: Medical Departures provides a Best Price Guarantee; clinical warranties vary by procedure.

Expanded: Device/implant warranties (if applicable) and any revision or follow-up terms are specified in your written treatment plan and consent.

6) What amenities are available at the clinic?

Short answer: Free Wi-Fi, Free Water and Wheelchair Access.

Expanded: These make it easier to stay connected, comfortable and mobile during recovery.

7) How long should I stay after surgery?

Short answer: Plan for 3–10 days in Mérida, depending on the procedure.

Expanded: Minor procedures usually need 1–2 checks; larger surgeries (facelift, tummy tuck, breast/body combos) may require 5–10 days for safe follow-up.

Prices and Procedures

1. Women

Procedure	Price	Duration
Mommy Makeover Additional Notes A mommy makeover is any combination of cosmetic procedures that restore your before-pregnancy appearance, typically focusing on the breasts and abdomen. A typical makeover might include a tummy tuck, a breast procedure such as an augmentation, lift or reduction and liposuction of the legs, arms or trunk	SGD 6,575	7 - 14 days

2. Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery: Face

Procedure	Price	Duration
Brow Lift	SGD 1,826	2 - 5 days
Cheek Implants	SGD 2,192 SGD 8,550	1 - 3 days
Chin Implant	SGD 2,192 - SGD 3,653 SGD 6,178	2 - 5 days
Facelift Additional Notes A facelift is a surgical procedure that tightens wrinkles and sagging skin on the face and neck caused by aging or weight loss. Local anesthesia is used or sedation. The procedure can be done in a couple of hours but the patient is advised to return to the clinic after for follow up check up.	SGD 5,845 - SGD 8,767 SGD 17,895	3 - 5 days
Forehead reduction / Hairline Advancement	SGD 5,845 - SGD 8,767	5 days
Lip Augmentation Additional Notes Lip augmentation is a range of cosmetic procedures for fuller, plumper lips. The range from non-surgical injectable dermal fillers to surgical procedures, such as vermillion advancement.	SGD 365 - SGD 511 SGD 2,918	3 days
Neck Lift Additional Notes A neck lift, or lower rhytidectomy, is a surgical procedure that improves visible signs of aging in the jawline and neck. Local anesthesia is used or sedation. The procedure can be done in a couple of hours but the patient is advised to return to the clinic after for follow up check up.	SGD 1,315 - SGD 1,607 SGD 11,223	3 - 7 days
Otoplasty	SGD 2,192 - SGD 3,653 SGD 6,498	3 - 7 days
Prominent Ears	SGD 2,192 - SGD 3,653	4 days

3. Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery: Breast

Procedure	Price	Duration
Areola Reduction Additional Notes Areola Reduction surgery can help if you are unhappy with either the size or shape of your areolas (the brown or pink area around the nipple) Local anesthesia is used or sedation. The procedure can be done in a couple of hours but the patient is advised to return to the clinic after for follow up check up.	SGD 3,653 SGD 3,406	2 - 5 days
Breast Augmentation Additional Notes Breast augmentation surgery increases or restores breast size using silicone gel implants	SGD 4,383 - SGD 5,479 SGD 11,853	7 days
Breast Correction	SGD 4,749 - SGD 8,767	7 days
Breast Implants Additional Notes Implants (typically silicone) are inserted surgically into the breasts to increase size.	SGD 4,383 - SGD 5,479 SGD 6,210	3 - 7 days
Breast Lift Additional Notes A breast lift, also known as mastopexy, raises the breasts by removing excess skin and tightening the surrounding tissue to reshape and support the new breast contour. The procedure can be done in a couple of hours but the patient is advised to return to the clinic after for follow up check up.	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036 SGD 12,765	2 - 7 days
Breast Lift and Augmentation	SGD 5,479 - SGD 8,767 SGD 11,981	7 days
Breast Reduction Additional Notes Breast reduction is a surgical procedure to remove excess fat and skin from the breasts to make them smaller, shapelier and more uplifted.	SGD 5,114 - SGD 6,940 SGD 11,697	5 days
Correction Mammoplasty and Augmentation	SGD 2,192 - SGD 2,922	7 days
Fat Injection Breast	SGD 5,114 - SGD 7,306	5 days
Mastopexy	SGD 5,114 - SGD 6,940	5 days

4. Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery: Stomach

Procedure	Price	Duration
Abdominoplasty	SGD 5,114 - SGD 8,767 SGD 14,981	7 days
Abdominoplasty+Liposuction	SGD 5,845 - SGD 10,958 SGD 18,822	14 days
Mini Tummy Tuck	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036 SGD 7,499	10 days
Tummy Lift	SGD 5,845 - SGD 10,958	10 days
Tummy Tuck Additional Notes A tummy tuck, also known as abdominoplasty, removes excess fat, skin, and in most cases, can reestablish weakened or separated muscles – creating an abdominal profile that is smoother and firmer. Local anesthesia is used or sedation. The procedure can be done in a couple of hours but the patient is advised to return to the clinic after for follow up check up.	SGD 5,845 - SGD 10,958 SGD 10,421	7 - 14 days
Tummy Tuck + Vaser	SGD 5,845 - SGD 10,958	14 days

5. Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery: Nose

Procedure	Price	Duration
Corrective Rhinoplasty	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036	5 days
Nose Job Additional Notes A nose job (rhinoplasty, or a 'nose reshaping') is surgery to change the shape or size of the nose, usually for cosmetic reasons. Surgery is a delicate, complex operation and differs enormously between individuals.	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036 SGD 8,963	5 days
Nose plasty	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036
Nose Reduction	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036	5 days
Nose reshaping	SGD 5,114 - SGD 8,767	7 days
Open Rhinoplasty	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036
Rhinoplasty Additional Notes Rhinoplasty ('nose job', or a 'nose reshaping') is surgery to change the shape or size of the nose, usually for cosmetic reasons. Surgery is a delicate, complex operation and differs enormously between individuals.	SGD 2,046 - SGD 2,557 SGD 7,220	7 - 14 days
Rhinoplasty	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036
Rhinoplasty and Alar Reduction	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036	7 days
Septoplasty	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036	7 days
Tip Plasty	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036	7 days

6. Weight Loss Surgery

Procedure	Price	Duration
Liposuction Additional Notes Liposuction is a type of cosmetic surgery used to remove unwanted body fat. Local anesthesia is used or sedation. The procedure can be done in a couple of hours but the patient is advised to return to the clinic after for follow up check up. Small areas 18000	SGD 2,557 - SGD 5,114 SGD 5,510	7 - 14 days

7. Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery: Eyes

Procedure	Price	Duration
Eye Lid (Upper and Lower) Additional Notes Saggy, loose skin around the upper and lower eyelids can result in eye bags. The surgery to remove these is knows as blepharoplasty, which removes the sagging skin on the upper lids in an upper blepharoplasty procedure, and from the bottom lids in a lower blepharoplasty.	SGD 1,826 SGD 7,586	3 - 7 days
Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)	SGD 2,192 - SGD 3,653 SGD 6,247	3 - 7 days
Upper and Lower Blepharolasty Additional Notes Saggy, loose skin around the upper and lower eyelids can result in eye bags. The surgery to remove these is knows as blepharoplasty, which removes the sagging skin on the upper lids in an upper blepharoplasty procedure, and from the bottom lids in a lower blepharoplasty.	SGD 2,557 - SGD 4,383 SGD 5,634	5 days

8. Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery: Butt

Procedure	Price	Duration
Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) Additional Notes Brazilian Butt Lit (BBL) is a surgical procedure to enhance and increase the size of the butt by means of autologous fat transfer (using unwanted fat from one part of the body, extracted by liposuction, and inserted into another part, after cleansing and processing).	SGD 5,114 - SGD 8,767 SGD 8,799	5 - 9 days
Butt Implants Additional Notes Butt implants - a surgical procedure using artificial implants to enhance the appearance, shape, and size of the bottom	SGD 5,479 - SGD 8,036 SGD 11,950	5 - 9 days
Butt Lift Additional Notes A butt lift surgically improves and/or removes excess, sagging buttock and thigh skin which may have developed as a result of weight loss, aging or genetics.	SGD 5,114 - SGD 8,036 SGD 11,470	7 days
Buttocks Augmentation (Implant)	SGD 5,479 - SGD 8,036 SGD 11,473	7 days

9. Men

Procedure	Price	Duration
Male Breast Reduction (Gynaecomastia) Additional Notes Male reduction mammoplasty is a procedure to remove excess breast fat, glandular tissue, and skin known as 'Moobs' or 'Man Boobs'. Local anesthesia is used or sedation.	SGD 1,315 - SGD 1,826 SGD 7,489	5 - 14 days
Pectoral Implant	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036	7 - 14 days

10. Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery: Body

Procedure	Price	Duration
Arm Lift Additional Notes An arm lift, or brachioplasty, is a surgical procedure that: reduces excess sagging skin that droops downward, tightens and smoothes the underlying supportive tissue that defines the shape of the upper arm, reduces localized pockets of fat in the upper arm region.	SGD 2,192 SGD 8,918	3 - 5 days
Thigh Lift	SGD 4,383 SGD 14,683	2 - 6 days

11. Delete

Procedure	Price	Duration
Male Breast Reduction	SGD 3,653 - SGD 8,036 SGD 7,051	7 days

12. Cosmetic Non Surgical Skin - Injectables & Dermal Fillers

Procedure	Price	Duration
Botox Additional Notes Botox is a form of Botulinum Toxin Type A that act to minimize muscle activity and reduce wrinkles in the lower central forehead, the upper forehead, and around the eyes.	SGD 292 - SGD 365	1 day
Botox (hyperhidrosis - excessive sweating)	SGD 438 - SGD 877	1 day
Dermal Filler Additional Notes Dermal fillers are typically temporary soft tissue fillers injected into the skin to help fill in facial lines and wrinkles to restore a smoother, more youthful appearance. Results last for between 3 and 12 months.	SGD 365 - SGD 511	1 day
Dermal Filler with Hyaluronic Acid Additional Notes Dermal fillers with Hyaluronic Acid are typically temporary soft tissue fillers containing Hyaluronic Acid (found naturally in the body) which is injected into the skin to help fill in facial lines and wrinkles to restore a smoother, more youthful appearance. Results last for between 3 and 12 months. Hyaluronic Acid holds more than 1000 its weight in water, hydrating the skin, adding volume and giving the skin a 'dewy' glow.	SGD 365 - SGD 511	1 day
Dysport	SGD 292 - SGD 365	1 day
Filler Injections	SGD 365 - SGD 511 SGD 704	1 day
Filler Juvederm Additional Notes Juvéderm® dermal filler treatments offer temporary, long-lasting results to smooth away wrinkles, restore lip volume and enhance the face. Active ingredient is hyaluronic acid (HA) - which occurs naturally in the body and holds over 1000 its weight in water, thereby increasing hydration and volume.	SGD 365 - SGD 511 SGD 841	1 day
Sculptra Additional Notes Sculptra Aesthetic is FDA approved in the U.S. and has been used worldwide since 1999. Aesthetic contains a synthetic material called poly-L-lactic acid, which is a biocompatible, biodegradable substance that is gradually and naturally absorbed by the body and commonly found in dissolvable stitches.	SGD 731 - SGD 1,461	1 day
Teosyal	SGD 365 - SGD 511	1 day