Accreditation & Facility Standards

Facility credentials and how to verify them.

Hospital Cyntar (Ariel Center–reported institutional information)

  • Fully accredited medical facility
  • Mexican License 21-AM-02-004-0007
  • Previously held Joint Commission International accreditation for two three-year periods; recently re-accredited
  • Serves international patients

Source: obesitycontrolcenter.com/about/our-hospital/

The Ariel Center (Ariel Center–reported institutional information)

  • Internationally accredited facility
  • Cosmetic surgery specialists with international patient support
  • Approximately 15 minutes from San Diego Airport, with chaperoned transportation available

Source: thearielcenter.com

What Accreditation Does Not Do

Accreditation is a facility-level assessment. It does not eliminate surgical risk, guarantee outcomes for any individual patient, or substitute for a qualified surgeon's evaluation. Patients should evaluate surgeon qualifications, anesthesia support, recovery planning, emergency preparedness, and follow-up care in addition to the facility.

More on the facility: /facility. Surgical safety context: /plastic-surgery-safety.

Last reviewed: June 2026. Educational content only — not medical advice.

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