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Published prices, area by area, in Colombian pesos with approximate dollar figures. If you are comparing clinics, skip to the units section — it is the part that decides whether two quotes are actually comparable.
The 2026 rate, area by area
| Area | Price (COP) | Approx. USD | How it is charged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forehead | $350,000 | 110 | One-zone package |
| Frown lines (glabella) | $350,000 | 110 | One-zone package |
| Crow's feet | $350,000 | 110 | One-zone package |
| Any two of the three | $650,000 | 200 | $325,000 per zone |
| Full upper third (all three) | $850,000 | 265 | $283,000 per zone |
| Brow tail lift | $72,000 – $144,000 | 22 – 45 | Per unit · 4–8 U |
| Lip flip | $72,000 – $108,000 | 22 – 34 | Per unit · 4–6 U |
| Gummy smile | $72,000 – $144,000 | 22 – 45 | Per unit · 4–8 U |
| Chin (orange-peel) | $72,000 – $144,000 | 22 – 45 | Per unit · 4–8 U |
| Neck · Nefertiti lift | $360,000 – $720,000 | 112 – 224 | Per unit · 20–40 U |
| Masseters · jaw clenching | $720,000 – $1,080,000 | 224 – 336 | Per unit · 40–60 U both sides |
| Underarm sweating | $1,800,000 | 560 | Per unit · 100 U both sides |
| Loose unit of Botox® | $18,000 | 5.60 | Base rate for anything not in a package |
2026 rate · Dr. Olga González, El Poblado, Medellín. Free consultation and 15-day review included. Per-unit figures are estimates over orienting doses: you pay for what is applied, so if your real dose is smaller you pay less.
There is no closed «full face» price here, deliberately: what that phrase includes changes from clinic to clinic. We quote by adding the areas actually being treated, which is the only way the number means the same thing when you compare it.
How you can pay
Cash, debit card and credit card are all accepted. If you pay by credit card you can split the charge into instalments at the terminal, under your own bank's plan and its interest — that is set by your bank, not by the practice.
Two things worth knowing before you come:
- The consultation is free and is not charged in advance. You are assessed, you are told the dose and the total, and you decide then. Nothing is paid before you know what is going to be applied.
- The quote is given in writing with the brand and the number of units, before anything is injected. If you are comparing clinics, that document is what makes the comparison possible.
Charges are made in Colombian pesos. If you pay with a card issued outside Colombia, your bank applies its own exchange rate and may add a foreign transaction fee, so the amount on your statement will differ slightly from the dollar figures above.
Why the number of units decides everything
«One zone» is a container, not a dose. Two clinics can both quote «frown lines» and one apply 20 units and the other 8. The second one charges less, the effect lasts the patient half as long, and over a year they will have paid more.
Here the two ways of charging give almost the same number, and that is checkable. One zone of the upper third takes around 20 units: at $18,000 per unit that would be $360,000, and the one-zone package costs $350,000. The difference appears when you group zones, and it favours the patient.
| Package | Price | Per zone | Equivalent per unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| One zone | $350,000 | $350,000 | approx. $17,500 |
| Two zones | $650,000 | $325,000 | approx. $16,200 |
| Three zones | $850,000 | $283,000 | approx. $14,200 |
That last column is what you use to compare. Ask any other clinic for their total and the units it includes, divide, and put it against these figures. It is the one comparison that cannot be dressed up.
Where a low price stops adding up
There is a floor you can calculate. A 100-unit vial of original product costs the clinic between $700,000 and $1,100,000. The roughly 20 units of one zone are therefore $140,000 to $220,000 in product alone, before consultation, supplies or the medical act.
With that arithmetic in front of you the line is fairly clear: below about $180,000 per zone there is no room for original product applied by a physician. When a price drops under that, the difference comes out of one of four places — excessive dilution, a vial reconstituted days earlier, product without INVIMA registration, or application by non-medical staff.
If you have been reading English-language guides, you may have seen the advice to be wary of anything under $400,000 COP per zone. Our price is $350,000 and it sits comfortably above the product floor — the guides that quote $400,000 are describing the El Poblado retail range, which includes the rent of a medical tower and a margin sized for medical tourists. The number that tells you whether a price is real is the one above: cost of product per unit applied. Ask for the units, do the division, and you will not need a rule of thumb.
How it compares with the Medellín market
| Treatment | Medellín market · 2026 | At this practice |
|---|---|---|
| One zone of the upper third | $250,000 – $1,200,000 | $350,000 |
| Two zones | $500,000 – $2,000,000 | $650,000 |
| Full upper third | $700,000 – $1,800,000 | $850,000 |
| Price per unit | $15,000 – $32,000 | $18,000 |
Ranges publicly observed in Medellín in 2026. Not official third-party rates.
This sits in the lower half of the market without entering the band where the product arithmetic stops working. It is not the cheapest in the city and does not aim to be: below a certain point what gets cut is either the product or the person applying it.
How it compares with other countries
| Where | One area | Full upper third |
|---|---|---|
| Medellín · this practice | USD 110 | USD 265 |
| United States | USD 300 – 500 | USD 900 – 1,400 |
| Spain | EUR 250 – 400 | EUR 600 – 900 |
| Mexico | USD 150 – 300 | USD 450 – 800 |
Market references, not quotes. Converted at approximately 3,200 COP per dollar.
The gap with the United States is three to four times, and it does not come from the product being different: the Allergan vial is the same in Medellín as in Miami. It comes from the cost of the medical act and the rent. If the trip is specifically for treatment, the medical tourism page covers timing and what to plan for.
What it costs per year, which is what matters
Botox is not a one-off expense. With three applications a year, a well-dosed frown-line treatment works out cheaper than four or five badly dosed sessions at the supposedly low price. The calculation worth doing is the annual one, not the per-session one.
There is also a compounding effect in your favour: with regular sessions the muscle partly atrophies from disuse, and many patients need fewer units by the second or third year and can space sessions further apart. Annual spend goes down over time if the treatment was done properly from the start.
Frequently asked questions
Medical references
The clinical claims on this page rest on public, verifiable sources. They are cited so you can check them, not as an endorsement of this practice by those organisations.
- Aesthetic Surgery Journal (2025) — systematic review of HIFU in skin tightening and body contouring
- Lasers in Medical Science (2020) — systematic review and meta-analysis of HIFU safety and efficacy for face and neck
- American Academy of Dermatology — wrinkles and treatment options
- INVIMA — medical device registration in Colombia
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About who signs this content
Dr. Olga González — physician trained in Aesthetic Medicine (Universidad de San Martín), Health Coach in Nutrition, Longevity and Biohacking. She practises at Dra. Juventud, El Poblado, Medellín, where she applies botulinum toxin (Botox® by Allergan and Dysport® by Ipsen) and treats skin laxity with Ultraformer MPT. Consultations are available in English.
Content last reviewed: September 1, 2026. This text is informational and does not replace an in-person medical assessment.