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Dra. Agustina Álvarez

Physician · Specialist in Ophthalmology · Aesthetic Medicine

Dr. Agustina Alvarez’s current practice in aesthetic medicine was built on an earlier medical and hospital background: caring for patients in emergency settings, clinical training in Ophthalmology, and years of specific continuing education in aesthetic medicine, facial anatomy and injection techniques.

That background matters because her way of assessing a treatment does not begin with a technique. It begins with medical history, anatomy, the patient’s goals, the limits of each procedure and the risks that need to be recognized before making a recommendation. To prepare this profile, university degrees, hospital records and training certificates issued to María Agustina Jesús Álvarez were reviewed; when a public institutional source is also available, it is linked here.

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Dr. Agustina Alvarez, physician specializing in Ophthalmology and aesthetic medicine
Dr. Agustina Alvarez · Buenos Aires
2008 Physician Universidad del Salvador
2010 Emergency Department Physician Hospital Parmenio Piñero
2010–2014 Ophthalmology Clinical Trainee Hospital Oftalmológico Santa Lucía
2012 Specialist in Ophthalmology Universidad del Salvador
Clinical care experience

A medical career built through patient care

Before focusing her practice on aesthetic medicine, Dr. Agustina Alvarez completed part of her training and clinical work within the hospital system. The reviewed documentation makes it possible to describe precisely her emergency-care appointment and her period of clinical training in Ophthalmology.

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Parmenio Piñero General Acute Care Hospital · Buenos Aires

Emergency Department Physician — appointment in 2010

In 2010 she was appointed as substitute Emergency Department Physician, at Parmenio Piñero General Acute Care Hospital, under the Ministry of Health of the City of Buenos Aires. The original appointment corresponds to Resolution 2010-1482-MSGC and she is again identified by name in Resolution 1305/MSGC/20.

Emergency medical work develops habits of rapid assessment, risk recognition, prioritization and decision-making in situations that do not follow an ideal script. That clinical experience is part of the judgement she brings to medical consultations today.

View the Official Gazette of Buenos Aires City

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Santa Lucía Ophthalmology Hospital · Buenos Aires

Ophthalmology Clinical Trainee — 2010 to 2014

The reviewed hospital record certifies that she worked as an Ophthalmology Clinical Trainee at Santa Lucía Ophthalmology Hospital from June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2014.

Her ophthalmology training had begun earlier within the City of Buenos Aires residency and clinical-training system, with an initial period at Ramos Mejía Hospital. The official 2009 GCBA selection list identifies her by name among those registered for Ophthalmology.

In 2012 she earned the university degree of Specialist in Ophthalmology from Universidad del Salvador.

View the 2009 GCBA historical record

Academic training

University education and clinical specialization

The main academic credentials on this page were checked against the original degrees and certificates provided for her professional records. Training in aesthetic medicine came after medical school and a clinical specialty.

Physician

Universidad del Salvador · School of Medicine

She completed her medical degree studies in November 2008. The original university degree was reviewed in preparing this profile.

Specialist in Ophthalmology

Universidad del Salvador · School of Medicine

She completed postgraduate specialization in Ophthalmology and earned the university degree of Specialist in Ophthalmology. The reviewed professional file also includes the specialist certification issued by Argentina’s National Ministry of Health in 2014.

University Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine and Anti-Aging

Universidad Argentina John F. Kennedy · 600 academic hours

University-level training specifically in aesthetic medicine, completed in December 2016. The diploma and course-hour documentation were reviewed in the original records.

Scientific activity in Ophthalmology

Clinical presentation at the Argentine Society of Ophthalmology

Her ophthalmology period included not only hospital care and training, but also documented scientific participation.

2012
SAO Annual Course · SAO Jóvenes Symposium

Speaker — “Coats disease. Case report”

In 2012 she participated as a speaker at the “SAO Jóvenes” Symposium during the Annual Course of the Argentine Society of Ophthalmology, with the clinical presentation “Coats disease. Case report”.

Her participation is documented in a named certificate issued by the Argentine Society of Ophthalmology and reviewed as part of the professional file used for this page.

Advanced training and continuing education

From aesthetic medicine to applied anatomy

The original certificates reviewed document continuing education in injection techniques, facial assessment, applied anatomy, biostimulation and safety. For the 2022 and 2023 ITC trainings, the digital certificates include a unique code and QR authentication.

2018

Advanced Intensive Course in Botulinum Toxin and Injectable Implants

Instituto Pinto · Teaching and Research in Aesthetic Medicine · Buenos Aires

Advanced intensive course held on October 9–10, 2018. Original named certificate reviewed.

2019

Allergan Medical Institute — MD Codes™ Expression

Buenos Aires · August 21–22, 2019

Documented participation in Allergan Medical Institute’s MD Codes™ Expression program. The reviewed named certificate corresponds to the training held in Buenos Aires and is signed by Maurício de Maio.

2022

Swift Beauty — A Masterclass on Advanced Injection Therapy

Orlando, Florida, United States · January 21–23, 2022

International masterclass in advanced injection techniques with Arthur Swift and Sebastian Cotofana, focused on facial assessment, applied anatomy, injection techniques and safety. Attendance is supported by an individual certificate, and the organizer maintains an official page for the event.

View the official Swift Beauty program

2022

Face Anatomy Masterclass — facial anatomy using fresh frozen cadavers

ITC Rio de Janeiro · October 27–29, 2022 · 30 hours

Advanced in-person training in applied facial anatomy and dissection using fresh frozen cadavers, covering anatomical planes, muscles, fat compartments, ligaments, vessels, risk areas and anatomy related to injectable procedures. The certificate identifies André Braz and Eliandre Palermo as faculty.

Digital certificate reviewed · Authentication code 1491402AB0B2EE7A10021510.

Open 2022 certificate verification

2023

Face Anatomy Masterclass — facial anatomy using fresh frozen cadavers

ITC Rio de Janeiro · May 29–31, 2023 · 30 hours

Second documented training in applied facial anatomy and dissection using fresh frozen cadavers, continuing her advanced anatomical training. The digital certificate again identifies the Face Anatomy Masterclass program and the participation of André Braz and Eliandre Palermo.

Digital certificate reviewed · Authentication code 1723877A61FA738A11417290.

Open 2023 certificate verification

2024

Individualized holistic treatments and combinations with Sculptra®

GAIN — Galderma Aesthetic Injector Network · Buenos Aires · August 8, 2024

Specific training within Galderma’s injector education network. Original named certificate reviewed.

Learn about the GAIN education platform

How that background shapes clinical practice

Aesthetic medicine with clinical reasoning

Hospital experience, Ophthalmology and aesthetic training serve different roles. Together, they support a consultation in which technique is a tool, not the starting point.

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Assessment before recommending treatment

Listen to the reason for consultation, review medical history, assess anatomy, tissue quality and facial dynamics before deciding whether a procedure makes sense.

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Anatomy and function

Training in Ophthalmology and advanced anatomy supports particularly careful assessment of structures, tissue planes and the periocular region.

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Safety and unexpected situations

Clinical practice and emergency medicine develop habits of risk recognition, prioritization and decision-making when situations do not follow an ideal script.

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Doctor–patient relationship

Years of patient care also mean experience listening, explaining possibilities and limits, supporting decisions and treating each patient as a person rather than as a procedure.

Current practice

Assessment first. Technique second.

In her current practice in Buenos Aires, Dr. Agustina Alvarez combines that clinical background with facial and body aesthetic medicine and medical technologies. Her approach starts by understanding what each patient wants to improve, what she observes during the consultation and what outcomes are reasonable to expect.

Not every procedure is appropriate for every person, and a well-known technology is not automatically an indication. When an option does not offer a reasonable benefit or does not fit the patient’s goal, the medical decision may be not to perform it or to recommend a different alternative.

“I do not start with a list of treatments. First I listen and assess, and only then do I decide what makes sense in each case.”
Documented professional timeline

Milestones in training and practice

This timeline brings together the main milestones that can be dated by year or period based on the reviewed documentation and the institutional sources located.

PhysicianUniversidad del Salvador
GCBA Ophthalmology selection processHistorical registry of applicants
Emergency Department PhysicianHospital Parmenio Piñero
Ophthalmology Clinical TraineeHospital Oftalmológico Santa Lucía
Specialist in Ophthalmology + SAO Jóvenes clinical presentationUniversidad del Salvador · Argentine Society of Ophthalmology
University Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine and Anti-AgingUniversidad Argentina John F. Kennedy · 600 academic hours
Botulinum toxin and injectable implantsInstituto Pinto
MD Codes™ ExpressionAllergan Medical Institute · Buenos Aires
Advanced Injection Therapy + Face Anatomy MasterclassSwift Beauty · Orlando / ITC · Rio de Janeiro
Face Anatomy Masterclass · 30 hITC · Rio de Janeiro
GAIN training in individualized approaches and Sculptra®Galderma · Buenos Aires
Professional documentation

Background supported by reviewed documentation

The academic, hospital and advanced-training information published in this profile was prepared by reviewing original degrees, records and certificates. The public sources linked below provide an additional layer of corroboration when an accessible institutional record exists; the absence of a public URL does not invalidate an original document issued in the physician’s name.

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Hospital experience

Piñero · Santa Lucía · GCBA health system

The Emergency Department appointment at Piñero Hospital is also supported by the City’s Official Gazette. The Santa Lucía Hospital period is documented by a named institutional record with exact dates: 06/01/2010–05/31/2014.

GCBA Official Gazette

Santa Lucía Ophthalmology Hospital · GCBA

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Advanced aesthetic training

Named certificates and institutional events

Certificates from Instituto Pinto, Allergan Medical Institute, Swift Beauty, ITC Rio de Janeiro and GAIN/Galderma were reviewed. Both ITC certificates include a unique code and QR authentication; Swift also keeps the official program for the 2022 Orlando event online.

ITC 2022 · verifiable code

ITC 2023 · verifiable code

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Publication standard

An original document and a public source are not the same thing

An original degree or certificate issued in Dr. Alvarez’s name is direct documentary evidence of that credential. When an institution also provides a public registry or an official event page, it is linked as additional external corroboration. This page deliberately preserves that distinction.

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