Dr. Benjamin Villaran, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Villaran is fully involved in every aspect of his patients’ surgery, including pre and post surgical care. It’s a service that goes above and beyond what is available in the U.S. or Canada Dr. Villaran performs all the interviews, case history, surgery and post-operative care himself. This is very different to practices in other countries where doctors do not do the pre-operative consultation, patient interviews or dressing changes. Dr. believes that such full involvement is vital to a healthy doctor-patient relationship.
His credentials include:
- * Board certified by the Mexican Council of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- * A 27 year career in institutional reconstructive surgery.
- * Private practice since 1979 moving from general “head to toe” plastic surgery to specializing in esthetic and cosmetic surgery for the aging face: neck lift, face lift, blepharoplasty, liposculpture and body contour surgery, breast augmentation and reduction, arm lift and abdominoplasty (tummy tuck).
- * Past president of College of Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons in the state of Jalisco.
- * Former professor at Guadalajara’s Teaching and learning institute for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Mexico where the best surgeons in Mexico train.
- * Past President and Founding Member of the College of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeons of the state of Jalisco.
- * From 1997 until his retirement in 2009, he was Head of the Department of Plastic Reconstructive Maxillofacial and Burn Surgery at the Paediatric Hospital for Highly Specialized Care at the government run Western Mexico National Medical Center of the *Mexican Institute for Social Security or IMSS.
*The IMSS is the top provider of public health and social services in Mexico. It’s a long established (1943) compulsory social insurance system for workers and their families financed by government and by employees and employers who both contribute towards it. The IMSS covers everything from preventative care to highly specialized care performed by physicians in all specialities.
- * Additional training in hand surgery at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville Kentucky (1975); esthetic surgery in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, (1989); training visits to the Shriner’s Hospital for Burned Children in Galveston, Texas (2002) and the CTO Trauma Unit in Milan Italy (2003).
- * His extensive experience in reconstructive surgery has qualified him to do simultaneous multiple procedures.
Dr. Manuel Jimenez del Toro, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
My name is Manuel Jimenez del Toro, I was born in the State of Sonora in October 27, 1955.
I studied at Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Medical School graduating in 1977, my Internship was done at Hospital del Carmen in Guadalajara in 1978.
My training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery was done in México City at Servicios Médicos del DDF which is a group of Public Hospitals in México City that takes care of most trauma patients in the Metropolitan ares, this was done in 1982 through 1987, in that Service, Residents rotate through different areas, which include Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Burn Unit, Trauma and Emergency Room and with Private Practice Plastic Surgeons.
This Service is Board Certified as a Center for Training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery by Consejo Mexicano de Cirugía Plastica y Reconstructiva.
I was Certified by th Consejo on February 1987 (Number 00387) Certified Specialist (Federal) January 2001 (Number 3271222) I´ve been in Private Practice since 1987, locate in Guadalajara, most of my Surgery is performed at Hospital Angeles del Carmen and Clínica del Pilar, but have privileges at most of the private Hospitals in town.
What I do most is Cosmetic Surgery, since most of Recosnstructive procedures are done at Public Hospitals, but I still have a good share of Facial Trauma and Hand Surgery patients.
Dr. Alberto Don Olivera, dentist.
Dr. Alberto Don Olivera graduated from the University of Guadalajara in 1978. His father urged him to pursue a law degree, but Alberto turned to a psychologist to evaluate what field of study would suit him best. Due to his fine motor skills and aptitude for medical concepts, the psychologist recommended dentistry. Here are a list of his impressive credentials:
- Graduate of University of Guadalajara 1976.
- Graduate of Root Canal Therapy (Endodontics) 1984.
- Graduate on Oral rehabilitation and Cosmetic Dentistry 2002.
- Graduate of University Cuauhtérmoc In Oral Implants 2006
- Founder Member of Jaliciense Academic Oral implantology.
- Founder Member and Actual President of Colegio Odontológico dela Riberade Chapala del estado de Jalisco.
- Over 33 Years Experience in General Dentistry.
- Over 20 Years Experience in Rivera de Chapala Community.
- Procedures Performed in office.
- Root Canal Therapy.
- Cosmetics Restorations with Biologic Compatible Materials.
- Fix bridges, Partials and Dentures.
- Implants.
- Effective Whitening System.
- Painless Treatment (office sedation available).
- Special Plan for Short-Term Patients.
For 10 years, Dr. Don offered his services in Guadalajara and then he started coming to the Chapala area once a week. That was 20 years ago. The increased need for his services at Lakeside continued to build. When it reached five days per week, he relocated his practice. Dr. Don prefers working in a medical environment where the total patient can be treated.
During a recent interview Dr. Don explained more about his practice. “I like to confer with medical doctor’s onsite if patients have physical problems that could complicate dental procedures. Access to medical monitoring equipment when a patient requires sedation is also important,” Dr. Don explained. “It makes both the patient and me feel more secure, particularly since 95% of my clients are foreigners.”
“I love working with the expatriates. They understand the need for regular dental care, they are familiar with modern techniques and they express appreciation when I correct their functional or cosmetic dental problems.” Dr. Don continued, “Sometimes I treat their gardeners or maids. Since these are my own people, I do the work at a reduced fee, even if the foreign employer pays for the services. It makes me feel good to do that for them.”
Vacationers who combine relaxation with dental work increase every season. Dr. Don prefers at least two weeks to complete the work, especially if it involves bridges, implants or crowns, but he has managed a few emergency transformations. “I recently extracted a man’s teeth, took the impression, inserted the temporaries and had him on his way to a Puerta Vallarta vacation the next day. He returned the following week for his permanent set of new teeth before returning home,” he said.
For many, “painless dentistry” sounds like an oxymoron. When I asked him about this claim he said, “When I was 18, I experienced incredible pain from a procedure on my own teeth. I am the world’s worse coward. Improving a patient’s attitude toward dentistry through reduced pain became my personal and professional mission.”
Dr. Don and his staff provide a wide variety of dental services to this community. Two highly skilled technicians—Gloria, on board for 13 years, and Alicia, for 12 years and his English speaking receptionist, Maya, for 3 years—make the clinic hum with efficiency.
From Left to right, Alicia, Dr. Don and Gloria provide a wide variety of dental services to Lakeside residents.
Dr. Alberto Don Olivera
Hidalgo #79, Clinica Maskaras, Riberas del Pilar
Email: drdon3105@hotmail.com
Phone: (376)765-4805
Now having been in practice for 30 years, Dr. Don graduated from the University of Guadalajara in 1978. His father urged him to pursue a law degree, but Alberto turned to a psychologist to evaluate what field of study would suit him best. Due to his fine motor skills and aptitude for medical concepts, the psychologist recommended dentistry. For 10 years, Dr. Don offered his services inGuadalajaraand then he started coming to theChapalaarea once a week 20 years ago. Increased need for his services atLakesidecontinued to build, until it reached five days per week. He moved his full-time practice to the clinic in Riberas del Pilar eight years ago. Dr. Don prefers working in a medical environment where the total patient can be treated.
“I like to confer with medical doctors onsite if patients have physical problems that could complicate dental procedures. Access to medical monitoring equipment when a patient requires sedation is also important,” Dr. Don explained. “It makes both me and the patient feel more secure, particularly since 95% of my clients are foreigners.”
I questioned the pros and cons of working with expatriates who comprise the majority of his clientele. “I love working with them. They understand the need for regular dental care, they are familiar with modern techniques and they express appreciation when I correct their functional or cosmetic dental problems.” Dr. Don continued, “Sometimes I treat their gardeners or maids. Since these are my own people, I do the work at a reduced fee, even if the foreign employer pays for the services. It makes me feel good to do that for them.”
Vacationers who combine relaxation with dental work increase every season. Dr. Don prefers at least two weeks to complete the work, especially if it involves bridges, implants or crowns, but he has managed a few emergency transformations. “I recently extracted a man’s teeth, took the impression, inserted the temporaries and had him on his way to a Puerta Vallarta vacation the next day. He returned the following week for his permanent set of new teeth before returning home,” he said.
For many, “painless dentistry” sounds like an oxymoron. When I asked him about this claim he said, “When I was 18, I experienced incredible pain from a procedure on my own teeth. I am the world’s worse coward. Improving a patient’s attitude toward dentistry through reduced pain became my personal and professional mission.”
Dr. Don and his staff provide a wide variety of dental services to this community. Two highly skilled technicians—Gloria, on board for 13 years, and Alicia, for 12 years and his English speaking receptionist, Maya, for 3 years—make the clinic hum with efficiency.
In response to the fundraising efforts of the Lake Chapala Shrine Club, Dr. Don’s charitable side shines. He is donating 100% of all teeth cleaning services at $250 pesos each during October 2008 toward the funds necessary to treat or transport ill Lakeside children to the Guadalajara Shriner’s Hospital inMexico City. He hopes to raise $20,000 pesos for the fund. “The foreign community gives so much to local charities to help our poor. As a Mexican citizen, I also want to make my contribution,” said Dr, Don.