Dr. Alejandro Quiroz · Facial Plastic Surgery
Real figures, from accepted quotes at this practice, published because almost nobody else will publish theirs. Every number on this page is all in, the whole operation and everything around it, itemized line by line, and the reason a Tijuana price can sit far below an American one is overhead, never the standard. A figure far below everyone else’s is a reason to ask harder questions, not a bargain.
Every quote here itemizes
The figures
A deep plane face and neck lift with Dr. Quiroz in Tijuana commonly runs $11,000 to $13,000 all in: the operation, the accredited operating room, anesthesia, the pre-operative workup, hospital nights before and after surgery, medication, and border transportation. The smaller operations run down from there, every figure below drawn from real accepted quotes. Your exact number is quoted in writing after a photo review, and it does not change after you cross the border.
| The operation | All in, commonly | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Deep plane face and neck lift | $11 to $13k | The signature operation: face and neck corrected as one structure. Everything on the receipt above, itemized. |
| Neck lift alone | Around $8k | When the examination says the neck is the whole story. Includes lymphatic massage sessions and the full receipt. |
| Brow lift with lower eyelids | $5,900 to $6,700 | The most commonly accepted upper-face plan: one session, one anesthesia, one recovery. |
| Brow lift alone | Near $5k | The full receipt, sized to a shorter operation. |
| Both eyelids, upper and lower | Around $4,150 | The complete eyelid correction in one session. |
| Lower eyelids alone | Around $2,100 | The smallest line on the menu, itemized the same way. |
All in means the operation, the accredited operating room, anesthesia by a board-certified anesthesiologist, the pre-operative workup, hospitalization, medication, and border transportation. Combined plans are quoted as one plan. 5
Get your itemized quote, before anything is scheduledThe comparison
Most published American averages are the surgeon’s fee alone, before anesthesia, the operating room, and everything around them. Most aggregator figures for Tijuana disagree with each other, because they are scraped, not quoted. The honest comparison is all-in against all-in, and that is the only one this page makes.
Overhead crosses the border. The standard does not.
One more honesty. The aggregator sites that dominate cost searches quote Tijuana facelifts anywhere from $2,500 to $17,500, their figures contradict each other on the same page, and at least one compares its package price against the American fee-only average, which is not a comparison at all. That is why this page quotes accepted quotes, dated, and nothing else. 4
What the number buys
Real patients of Dr. Quiroz, photographed with consent, shown with the time since surgery where recorded. Every one of these operations was quoted the way this page describes: itemized, all in, in writing, before surgery.
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BeforeAfter Why cheaper
The largest part of what a US facelift costs is not the surgeon’s skill. It is the cost of operating a practice inside the United States: facility fees, staffing, insurance, and the overhead of an American medical economy. In Tijuana those same costs are lower, and the difference is passed to you. The operation itself is the same. Only the economics around it differ.
What gets cheaper at the border
What stays identical
Dr. Quiroz holds the same class of credentials his American colleagues do, including an active California physician and surgeon license held since 1986. What is different is where he practices, not the standard he practices to.
Geography is a fair reason for a price to differ, and it is the only one that should be. When a price differs for any other reason, the difference is coming out of something you would have wanted: the anesthesiologist, the accreditation, the follow-up, or the surgeon actually holding the instruments.
The whole case for Tijuana, honestly madeThe warning
Yes. A price far below everyone else’s is usually buying you something less, and the discount hides in the three things you cannot see from a website. If a number cannot explain itself line by line, the number is the warning.
The discount always hides in what you cannot see.
Until the day of surgery, when the person you consulted with hands you to someone else. Here, the surgeon you consult is the surgeon who operates, every time.
The corner cut in the worst documented disasters of Mexican medical tourism. Here a board-certified anesthesiologist is present for the whole case, and you can ask for the name.
A lobby is not an operating room standard. VIDA Wellness & Beauty is the first Quad A, formerly AAAASF, accredited surgical facility in Mexico, and the accreditation audits sterilization, medication handling, and anesthesia protocols.
The vetting checklist on the Tijuana page walks all of this, with the registries to verify each line. Take it with you, to any consultation, in any country. The full case for a safe facelift in Mexico lays out how each safeguard is verified.
What’s included
When this practice quotes a facelift, the number covers the surgery performed by the surgeon you have spoken with throughout, in an accredited operating room with a board-certified anesthesiologist present. It is not a deposit on a process that hands you to other people once you arrive.
Coordination is part of the value, not a hidden upcharge. Alongside the receipt’s 7 lines, the practice coordinates:
You are quoted for the care, first consult to last follow-up. Not for an hour in a room.
Individual recovery varies, and so does the right plan, which is why the number is quoted after a photo review rather than printed on a menu. What never varies is the receipt: every line named, in writing, before anything is scheduled.
Get your itemized quoteCommon questions
With Dr. Quiroz in Tijuana, a deep plane face and neck lift commonly comes in at $11,000 to $13,000, all in: the operation, the accredited operating room, anesthesia by a board-certified anesthesiologist, the pre-operative workup, hospital nights before and after surgery, medication, and border transportation, itemized in writing. Smaller operations run down from there: a neck lift alone around $8,000, a brow lift near $5,000, both eyelids around $4,150. The exact figure is quoted after a photo review, before anything is scheduled.
With Dr. Quiroz in Tijuana: $11,000 to $13,000 all in, covering the 7 lines of the receipt on this page, from the surgeon’s fee through border transportation. The exact figure for your face arrives itemized, in writing, after a photo review.
The quote is itemized with every line named, in writing, before anything is scheduled, and nothing on it changes after you cross the border. That is the standard to hold any quote to, anywhere: a price that will not name its lines is itself the warning.
The main reason is the cost of running a surgical practice. Facility, staffing, and insurance costs are lower in Tijuana than inside the United States, and that difference is reflected in the price. The operation, the accreditation, and the training stay the same. Only the economics around them change.
Three reasons, usually. Some figures are the surgeon’s fee alone, before the operating room and anesthesia. Some describe a smaller operation, a mini lift or a skin-only lift, labeled with the same word. And some are real totals from practices that reached the number by cutting what you cannot see: the anesthesiologist of record, the facility’s accreditation, or the surgeon’s certification. Aggregator sites mix all three together, which is why their numbers disagree with each other. Ask any low quote to itemize itself; the answer is the answer.
A suspiciously low price often means something is missing: a surgeon you never meet beforehand, no anesthesiologist of record, or a facility without real accreditation. Safety comes from who performs the surgery, where, and with what support, not from the lowest number. Ask what is included and who is in the room before you judge any quote.
The quote covers the surgery performed by Dr. Quiroz himself, in an accredited facility with a board-certified anesthesiologist present, plus the pre-operative workup, hospital nights before and after surgery, medication, border transportation, and follow-up that continues remotely after you return home, with 24/7 nursing and physician care on site through your stay. It is care from the first consult through recovery, not a charge for one hour in the operating room.
The ASPS reported an $11,395 average surgeon’s fee for a facelift in 2023, moving to a $12,000 to $19,000 range in 2024, both before anesthesia and the operating room. RealSelf patient-reported totals average near $25,700 for a deep plane facelift, and named US deep plane practices publish $28,500 to $50,000 all in, with the celebrity tier reaching six figures. The same operation with Dr. Quiroz is commonly $11,000 to $13,000, all in.
It should not, and you can check. Dr. Quiroz is board certified since 1984, US-trained under Bruce F. Connell, and operates at VIDA Wellness & Beauty, the first AAAASF, now Quad A, accredited facility in Mexico. A fair price reflects lower overhead in Tijuana, not a lower standard of surgery, anesthesia, or follow-up. Every credential is verifiable from his profile page.
No. A facelift is cosmetic surgery, and neither US health insurance nor travel insurance covers it, in either country. Worth knowing in the same breath: standard policies also commonly exclude complications of elective surgery abroad, which is why dedicated medical-travel complication coverage exists as a product, and why it comes up in consultation rather than being left unsaid.
You are not handed to a stranger. Dr. Quiroz is the surgeon who operated, and he stays with you: follow-up continues remotely once you are home, with the warning signs taught before you leave. For emergencies, US emergency rooms must screen and stabilize anyone who arrives under federal law, wherever the surgery happened.
After a photo review and a consultation, and before anything is scheduled. The quote arrives itemized, in writing, with each line named: surgery, operating room, anesthesia, workup, night, medication, transportation. If a plan combines procedures, the quote is for the plan. Nothing on it changes after you cross the border.
The surgeon, and the place
The surgeon
Board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery since 1984 (CMCPER No. 293), an active California physician and surgeon license held since 1986, and fellowship training under Bruce F. Connell. 37 years, more than 3,000 facelifts. The surgeon you consult is the surgeon who operates.
The full record, with registries The facility
The first Quad A (formerly AAAASF) accredited surgical facility in Mexico, licensed by COFEPRIS, 15 minutes from the San Diego border. Dra. Nadiezhda Garcia Bonilla, a board-certified anesthesiologist, is present for every case, and recovery happens in the on-site Recovery Boutique with nursing around the clock.
The facility and anesthesiaWhoever you choose, in whichever country, hold the quote to this page’s standard: every line named, every credential verifiable, nothing that changes after you commit. If a number cannot survive that, it was never the bargain it looked like.