About · Abu Dhabi & Dubai
Dr. Paulo Michels
A Brazilian-trained plastic surgeon with 18+ years of experience across body, breast and facial surgery. In 2025 he won the gold medal for the best body-contouring at the World Plastic Surgery Olympiads, held during the ISAPS World Congress in Singapore. Known for a natural, honest approach and modern, tissue-preserving techniques.
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World Plastic Surgery Olympiads 2025 · Singapore
Gold medal — best body-contouring in the world
At the World Plastic Surgery Olympiads 2025, held during the ISAPS World Congress in Singapore, Dr. Paulo Michels won the gold medal for the best body-contouring — a leading international honour in the field, and a recognition of the minimally invasive techniques he has pioneered.
The surgeon
A surgeon’s philosophy: restore, don’t distort
Dr. Paulo Michels trained as a plastic surgeon in Brazil — one of the world’s foremost centres for aesthetic surgery — and refined his craft through fellowships across seven countries. Over 18+ years he has built a practice on a single conviction: that surgery should make you look like a rested, healthier version of yourself, never operated on.
That philosophy shapes every consultation. He believes the most important part of a surgeon’s job is honesty — recognising when a smaller procedure is enough, when a different operation is the right one, and when surgery is not the answer at all. Patients are told, plainly, which option their anatomy actually needs.
His work spans the body, breast and face, with an international reputation in minimally invasive body contouring — the discipline for which he won the gold medal at the World Plastic Surgery Olympiads 2025 — and in modern, tissue-preserving facial surgery.
Training & credentials
Qualifications and recognition
A foundation of rigorous training, international fellowships and recognition by the leading professional bodies in the field.
Brazilian-trained
Qualified as a plastic surgeon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Hospital dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro — one of the world’s leading centres for plastic surgery.
Fellowships in 7 countries
Advanced training and fellowships across Brazil, the USA, Mexico, Colombia, Germany, Portugal and England — a truly global surgical education.
18+ years’ experience
Nearly two decades operating across body contouring, breast surgery and facial surgery, at Elyzee Hospital in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Society memberships
Member of ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery), ASPS, SBCP (Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery) and EPSS.
Licensed & regulated
Practising at fully licensed private hospitals under the UAE health authorities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Three languages
Consultations in English, Portuguese and Spanish — caring for a truly international patient community.
Known for
Signature techniques
A modern, tissue-preserving toolkit — several of them techniques Dr. Michels developed himself — chosen because they give a more natural, longer-lasting result than the alternative.
Full Body Remodeling — Minimally Invasive
Comprehensive, world-award-winning body sculpting and muscle repair through minimal incisions — the core of his contouring reputation.
Deep Plane Facelift — Preservation
Repositioning the deep tissue of the face and neck tension-free, preserving your own anatomy, for a natural result that lasts a decade or more.
Rib Remodeling — Minimally Invasive
Reshaping the lower ribs to narrow the waist by remodeling, not removal, with no visible scar.
Internal Corset
Internal support built from the patient’s own tissue that holds and defines the contour from within — no synthetic mesh.
Advanced Breast Surgery
Augmentation, lift and reduction with tissue-preserving techniques and internal support, for a natural, lasting shape.
Advanced Body-Contour Procedures
High-definition sculpting that reveals a natural, athletic shape rather than a merely thinner one.
Ultrasound-guided procedures
VASER and real-time ultrasound bring precision and safety to contouring and deep-tissue work.
Beyond the operating room
Author, teacher & innovator
Dr. Michels is a book author and an international speaker, the creator of globally awarded body-contouring techniques, and the author of international scientific articles.
As a professor, educator and trainer of surgeons, he teaches his techniques to colleagues around the world — reflecting a belief that plastic surgery advances fastest when knowledge is shared openly. It is the same commitment to honesty and education that patients experience in the consultation room.
- Book author
- International speaker
- Creator of world-award-winning body-contouring techniques
- Author of international scientific articles
- Professor, educator and trainer of surgeons
The promise
You should look better — never operated on.
In consultation
What to expect
- An honest assessment of what surgery can — and cannot — achieve for you
- The specific technique your anatomy needs, explained clearly
- Realistic expectations about recovery, scars and results
- A plan built around a natural, proportionate outcome
- Consultations available in English, Portuguese or Spanish
The practice
Where he operates
- Elyzee Hospital, Abu Dhabi — a fully licensed private hospital
- Consultations and surgery across Abu Dhabi and Dubai
- Modern anaesthesia (TIVA) and tissue-preserving surgical techniques
- Care for an international community from across the UAE and beyond
- Fastest contact via WhatsApp with the surgeon’s team
Start with an honest conversation
Book a private consultation with Dr. Paulo Michels — a candid assessment of your goals and the natural, lasting result that fits them.