{"id":390779,"date":"2025-06-25T15:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=390779"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:22:07","slug":"brazilian-plastic-surgery-an-example-in-tunisia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazilian-plastic-surgery-an-example-in-tunisia\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian plastic surgery an example in Tunisia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Three Brazilian plastic surgeons presented the techniques and medical expertise practiced in Brazil at the Prism Aesthetics 2025 Congress, held in Tunis from May 22 to 24. During a visit to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC<\/a>) on Wednesday (25), one of the team members, Luiz Muaccad Gama, shared that he and fellow doctors Marcelo Ara\u00fajo and Laura Barros performed a live surgery at Clinique Beau S\u00e9jour hospital and gave lectures to their peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opportunity to participate in the event arose when Dr. Marcelo Ara\u00fajo was invited by the Tunisian Society of Aesthetic Surgery (STCE) to attend. Ara\u00fajo, along with Drs. Gama and Barros, then traveled to the event, which brought together all 200 plastic surgeons practicing in Tunisia. According to Gama, the participation of the Brazilian team and other international specialists was made possible thanks to a recent shift within the STCE. The society\u2019s last two presidents modernized the institution and introduced a key change that opened the congress to more doctors\u2014replacing French with English as the event\u2019s official language.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mourad (L) welcomed Gama at the Arab-Brazilian Chamber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cParticipating in this meeting opens doors. We have the Carioca Plastic Surgery Conference in Brazil. They [our colleagues from Tunisia] have already shown interest in attending. They\u2019re expected to come to the event in August,\u201d said Gama. \u201cOur colleagues were very grateful, very happy with our presence,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the three days of the event, the team delivered lectures on topics such as technologies and techniques related to facial rejuvenation surgery and deep-structure work. They also performed a live broadcast of a facial plastic surgery procedure, carried out at Clinique Beau S\u00e9jour. \u201cIt\u2019s a general and private hospital. It was a pleasant surprise, as it\u2019s very well equipped,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gama said Tunisia is an important destination for medical tourism, especially for patients from Europe. The cost of surgery there is lower than in European countries. About 80% of the patients are European, and most of them are women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facial plastic surgeries, abdominoplasties, and liposuctions, among others, have seen a growing and recent demand in the country. Until a few years ago, Tunisian surgeons reported that the most requested procedures were rhinoplasty and hair implants. The surgeon also mentioned that other popular medical tourism destinations among Arab countries include Morocco, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gama\u2019s grandfather was born in Syria and came to Brazil at the age of 14, where he worked in commerce. His mother learned to speak Arabic. Although Gama did not learn the language, the few words he knows helped the medical team, including during their presentations in the Arab country. \u201cWhat I know is little, but it helped us a lot and brought us even closer to the hospital staff,\u201d he said. During his visit to the ABCC, Gama met with its International Relations Vice President & Secretary-General Mohamad Mourad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/em>:
Arab-origin doctors discuss health in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>
Brazil\u2019s medical exports rise 22.3%<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcos Carrieri\/ANBA<\/div>
Marcos Carrieri\/ANBA<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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