Best Clinics and Costs in Guadalajara 2026

Dr. Marroquin Batres is an award-winning and highly-regarded board-certified plastic surgeon in Mexico. He is a specialist in facial and body plastic surgery, including liposuction, rhinoplasty, and BBL surgery. He is a graduate of Francisco Marroquín University and the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, as well as the Jalisco Institute of Reconstructive Surgery. He has been awarded the Francisco Marroquín University Medallion of Merit.

Dr. Karla Sandoval is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. She specializes in rhinoplasty, BBL, blepharoplasty, and liposuction. She also has advanced skills in minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Sandoval graduated from the University of Guadalajara. She completed her specialization at the Instituto de Cirugía Reconstructiva Dr. José Guerrerosantos.

Dr. Sandoval is known as one of Mexico’s top rhinoplasty and BBL surgeons. Her patients report high satisfaction rates. She works at Marroquín & Sandoval Plastic Surgery Clinic. Dr. Sandoval is a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) and the International Association of Plastic Surgeons.

Dr. Manuel Rodrigo Prieto Aldape is a bariatric and metabolic surgeon in Guadalajara, Mexico. He has over 21 years of practice and has performed more than 3,500 procedures. He is board-certified in general surgery and bariatric surgery by the Mexican Board of General Surgery and CMCOEM. He holds a master’s in medical sciences. He completed his general surgery training at the Civil Hospital of Guadalajara. He later served as Chief of the Bariatric Surgery Unit at the same hospital.

He has taught dozens of residents and speaks at national and international congresses. His leadership roles include President of the College of General Surgeons of Jalisco. He is the Scientific Section Coordinator for Bariatric Surgery at the Mexican Association of General Surgery. He is also Head of the Education Committee of the Mexican College of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (2023–2025). His research includes 8 peer-reviewed papers and 2 book chapters on obesity, hernia repair, and metabolic outcomes.