Dr. Claudia Alves Silva Machado is a M.D. and General Surgeon from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil. She acquired her Plastic Surgery degree from Servico de Cirurgia Plastica e Microcirurgia Reconstrutiva da Irmandade da Santa Casa de Porto Alegre in Brazil.

Dr. Claudia has more than 17 years of experience in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic procedures. She’s worked as a Plastic Surgeon for several medical institutions including Clinica Bella Essence, Derma Clinic, Baia Sul Day Hospital, Hospital Ilha, Clinica Jane, Hospital Lara Ribas, Clinica Endolaser, Clinica Santa Helena, Clinica Femina, Interclinicas, Centro Medico de Florianopolis and Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmao across Brazil and Saudi Arabia. Dr. Claudia also had the opportunity to serve as a Resident Doctor in Plastic Surgery at Servico de Cirurgia Plastica e Microcirurgia Reconstrutiva da Irmandade da Santa Casa de Porto Alegre and Hospital Universitario da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil.

Additionally, Dr. Claudia obtained her Fellowship in Plastic Surgery and Burn Treatment from Hospital Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre; Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery from Hospital Santa Casa de Porto Alegre; Trauma Surgery from Hospital Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre and Plastic Surgery from Maternidade Carlos Correa and Hospital Universitario, UFSC.

Dr. Claudia has been an integral part of several medical publications and journals including ‘Annual of the III Catarinense Seminar of Scientific Iniciation Florianopolis- SC Brazil’, ‘Journal Arquivos Catarinenses de Medicina’ and ‘Journal: Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões’ among many others.

Specialities:

• Video endoscopic face lift: endobrow lifting and midface lifting


• Video endoscopic breast implant from armpit approach


• Liposuction and fat transfer (face and body reshape)


• Fillers and botox


• Tummy tuck and Lipo-abdominoplasty technique

Dr. Claudia speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish.