Hospital da Plástica was founded by Dr. Farid Hakme in Rio de Janeiro in 1971. Dr. Hakme is considered a plastic surgery icon in Brazil. He is an alumni of Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, arguably the world’s most renowned plastic surgeon. Over 350 surgeries are performed each month at the clinic, with surgeons from all over the world assisting with the procedures.

The Surgical Unit of Doktor Day Hospital contains several operation rooms, each one of them fully equipped with the latest generation apparatus and equipments. All surgeons are members of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery.

The Clínica da Lagoa is located between Copacabana and Ipanema – for easy access to a wide range of hotels and apartments for recovering patients