Interview conducted at the AMCPER 2026 Congress — Expo Santa Fe, Mexico City Interviewer: Dr. Fabrizio Verdini, Biobarica Medical Liaison

 

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Some physicians use the hyperbaric chamber with some patients. Others use it with all of them. Dr. André Baldin, a Brazilian surgeon based in Mexico City and a 100% dedicated body contouring specialist, belongs to the second group. Three years of experience, a defined protocol, and a conviction that leaves no room for doubt: hyperbaric therapy is not an optional complement to postoperative care. It is a structural part of a comprehensive care model that modern medicine can no longer ignore.

 

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A Shift in Patient Care

 

When Dr. Baldin incorporated the hyperbaric chamber nearly three years ago, he did not do so to solve a specific problem. He did it to raise the standard of care across his entire practice.

 

"What we have tried to do is make it a much more comprehensive approach — not just operating for the sake of operating; you have to take care of every detail."

 

That philosophy — surgery is only one part of the process — defines Dr. Baldin's approach and explains why the hyperbaric chamber occupies a central place in his care circuit. It is not about adding one more service. It is about changing the way surgical patient care is conceived: from preparation before the procedure to complete recovery afterward.

 

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The Protocol: Three Sessions Before, Seven After, and Everyone Goes In

 

Dr. Baldin does not improvise or leave the decision to the patient's discretion. His protocol is clear and universal:

 

• 3 preoperative sessions, to prepare the tissues and optimize the biological context before surgery

• 7 postoperative sessions as a minimum, with the option to extend based on the progression of the inflammatory process

 

And when asked what percentage of patients receive hyperbaric therapy, the answer leaves no room for nuance:

 

"Which patients am I putting in the chamber? All of them, literally."

 

The ninety-something percent who manage to complete the protocol — the rest for reasons such as claustrophobia — represents, according to Dr. Baldin, a perceptible clinical difference: faster recovery, better overall condition, and what he describes as an energy boost that patients feel from the very first sessions.

 

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What Happens When the Patient Doesn't Enter the Chamber

 

One of the most revealing arguments in Dr. Baldin's testimony is his observation about patients who, for some reason, cannot complete the hyperbaric protocol. He does not speak of serious complications. He speaks of something more subtle and more telling:

 

"With some patients who for some reason can't get into the chamber — whether due to claustrophobia or something similar — the recovery process is a little more sluggish. They don't reach an actual complication, but those who do enter the chamber, I have definitely felt that they recover faster, feel much better... it seems to give them quite an important energy boost."

 

This observation is clinically significant. It does not take something going wrong to demonstrate that the hyperbaric chamber works. It is enough to compare the pace of recovery between those who complete the protocol and those who don't. The difference, according to Dr. Baldin, is consistent and perceptible.

 

The mechanism behind it lies in physiology: hyperbaric medicine raises dissolved oxygen levels in plasma, stimulates angiogenesis, activates collagen synthesis, and reduces the systemic inflammatory response. The result is tissue that heals faster, an organism that recovers with more resources, and a patient who feels it from within.

 

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Three Years With Biobarica: Service, Support, and Communication

 

Dr. Baldin was one of the first to incorporate the Biobarica chamber in Mexico. Three years of use, adjustments along the way, and a relationship with the team that he values above all else today:

 

"Whenever we have a question, or my team has a question, we can send a message and they get back to us right away — even for technical issues or protocol questions. The truth is that my experience with Biobarica has been very satisfying."

 

This level of support is no coincidence. The Biobarica Global System was designed specifically so that physicians never face a clinical or technical question alone: specialty-validated protocols, ongoing training, patient management software, and real-time remote support. For a physician who operates with Dr. Baldin's volume and standards, that support network is not a secondary benefit — it is part of the value of the decision.

 

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The Advice That Changes the Mindset

 

When Dr. Fabrizio Verdini asks what he would say to the medical community about hyperbaric therapy in modern medicine, Dr. Baldin offers a response that goes beyond technique:

 

"We need to shift our mindset a little. As physicians, we used to be taught just to operate; now we have to take care of our patients in a much more comprehensive way."

 

And he goes further still. He not only proposes using the chamber with his own surgical patients, but also envisions collaborative models with other disciplines:

 

"Not just our patients who operate with us, but also, for example, building alliances with physiotherapy clinics. Being able to truly offer a much more comprehensive environment is fundamental."

 

This vision expands the horizon of the hyperbaric chamber beyond the operating room: as a tool for rehabilitation, functional recovery, anti-aging, and general wellbeing. One device, multiple applications, multiple possible partnerships.

 

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Hyperbaric Medicine as a Pillar of Modern Medicine

 

What Dr. André Baldin describes from Mexico City is not just a postoperative protocol. It is a philosophy of medical care where the patient is accompanied at every stage of their process, with tools that enhance their natural capacity for recovery.

 

Three years of experience, 100% of patients on protocol, a team that can resolve questions in real time, and the conviction that medicine today demands more than a good surgery: it demands a comprehensive environment where the Biobarica Revitalair hyperbaric chamber occupies a place that is no longer negotiable.

 

As Dr. Baldin himself puts it: "Hyperbaric medicine is the innovation within modern medicine, in post-surgical care and in anti-aging."

 

If you are a physician and want to learn how to integrate the hyperbaric chamber into your practice, contact our team and a Biobarica specialist will guide you from the very first step.

 

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Interview conducted at AMCPER 2026, Plastic Surgery Congress, Expo Santa Fe, Mexico City. Interviewer: Dr. Fabrizio Verdini, Biobarica Medical Liaison.