A Colombia Lipo 360 quote should be more than a price in a WhatsApp bubble. Before a deposit, turn the package into a document you can compare: named people, named anatomy, named facility, defined fees, a follow-up plan and written terms for the things that can change.
Unknown is not the same as included.
If the quote does not say who pays for anesthesia, the correct spreadsheet entry is “unknown,” not $0.
The 25-point written checklist
Full name of the physician who will perform the operation.
Whether the person evaluating you is the same person operating.
Each included torso area listed individually.
Anything commonly assumed to be part of “360” that is not included.
Every add-on procedure and why it is being proposed.
Legal/provider name and street location of the surgical site.
Whether OR/facility charges are included.
The planned anesthesia approach.
Who administers/monitors anesthesia.
Whether the anesthesia bill is inside the package.
Required labs, ECG or other clearance and who pays.
What happens to the deposit if surgery is postponed/cancelled for medical reasons.
How many garments are included and whether later stages cost extra.
Which postoperative prescriptions are included or separate.
Whether massage is recommended, how many sessions, and whether it is included.
How many in-person visits are planned before travel.
Who handles urgent questions outside normal clinic hours.
How the surgeon decides whether you are ready to fly.
How you receive the operative summary and relevant records.
How the team follows you after you leave Colombia.
When a result can be assessed for possible revision.
Whether the surgeon fee is waived or reduced if revision is recommended.
Which revision costs remain yours.
Refundability and fees for changing dates.
Which currency controls the contract and every known included/excluded cost.
Five of these matter more than the sticker price
1. Who actually operates?
Do not accept a clinic brand as the answer. Get the operating surgeon’s full name before the deposit and verify the individual independently. In Colombia, ReTHUS is the first government registry check; specialty context and the facility are separate checks.
2. What anatomy is actually included?
“Lipo 360” is not a standardized list of zones. If the package does not name the upper abdomen, lower abdomen, flanks, lower back and any upper-back/bra-roll work separately, two quotes may be describing different operations.
3. Where does surgery actually happen?
Ask for the exact surgical facility and check it in REPS. A clinic’s consultation office, recovery house and operating facility can be different places.
4. What happens if your flight date stops making sense?
Medical travel needs a contingency plan. Ask what would delay travel, how extra follow-up is arranged, and whether you have enough lodging/flight flexibility to follow the clinical plan rather than the itinerary.
5. What does “revision included” actually mean?
A practice can waive a surgeon fee while still charging facility and anesthesia costs. It can also exclude travel, lodging and follow-up outside a specific window. Get the components in writing.
How to use this checklist with the Quote Checker
Take the written package and mark only what it explicitly answers. The Quote Checker scores completeness, not surgeon quality. A 100% complete quote can still describe a procedure that is wrong for your body; that judgment belongs to qualified clinicians. The value of completeness is that it exposes the remaining questions before money changes hands.
Turn the checklist into a result.
Enter the quote amount, zones, facility/anesthesia details and travel costs. You will get a printable list of what is missing plus an optional human-review handoff.
Open Quote Checker →Do your Colombia verification outside the clinic’s own materials
Use the clinic’s paperwork to obtain the names. Use independent sources to check them: ReTHUS for professional authorization, REPS for registered health-service providers and services, and the SCCP directory as professional-society context where applicable. Keep the checks separate so one logo does not become a blanket “verified” conclusion.