Dr. Flórez's blog
Medical education and research in plastic surgery, written for patients and for colleagues.
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What to expect from your first plastic surgery consultation
How a first consultation with a plastic surgeon is prepared and how it unfolds, and which questions are worth bringing.
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A plain explanation of the Deep Plane technique, how it differs from other facelifts and how suitability is decided.
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Education and research
The repositories, societies and institutions every surgeon in Colombia consults, gathered in one place.
Scientific societies and associations
Where congresses, guidelines and standards of the specialty are shared.
Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery (SCCP) The specialty society in Colombia.
FILACP Ibero-Latin American Federation of Plastic Surgery.
ISAPS International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
ASPS American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
The Aesthetic Society American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
Plastic Surgery Foundation Grants and research in plastic surgery.
American College of Surgeons The college of surgeons that FACS fellows belong to.
Colombian Surgical Association General surgery association in Colombia.
Databases and journals
To search for evidence, read studies and stay up to date.
PubMed Biomedical literature search from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
PubMed Central Free full-text articles.
Google Scholar Search for articles, theses and citations.
Cochrane Library Systematic reviews of clinical evidence.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery The ASPS flagship journal.
SciELO Open-access scientific journals from Latin America.
Virtual Health Library (LILACS) Health literature from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Medscape Clinical and procedure references.
UpToDate Evidence-based clinical recommendations.
Institutions and regulation in Colombia
Professional registry, health regulations and institutions where Dr. Flórez trained.
Ministry of Health and Social Protection Colombia's health rules and policies.
SISPRO · ReTHUS Social protection information system, where the health workforce registry is consulted.
INVIMA Health registration of medicines and medical devices.
Minciencias Science, technology and innovation in Colombia.
Central Military Hospital One of the institutions where Dr. Flórez trained.
Academic profile
Identifiers and networks that give visibility to scientific work.
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