Outside
Scottsdale.
You may know him as Dr. Scottsdale® — board-certified plastic surgeon practicing in Arizona. But Dr. Mata's work reaches far beyond his home city, into the lands of Laos, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Chile, and Africa.
Where Surgical Care Doesn't Exist.
Dr. Mata's volunteer work began in 2011 — the year he felt he had enough surgical knowledge to safely help those in need. Since then, he has performed cleft lip repairs, facial deformity reconstruction, and corrective procedures for body deformities across six countries.
Eighty percent of these surgeries are performed on children — kids in the regions he travels to, who without intervention would carry their condition through life. Dr. Mata travels on these missions one to three times a year, usually for about a week at a time.
The pace is intense. On a long-duration case, he might work a single complex surgery from morning into the evening. On a short-procedure mission, he has performed 75 surgeries in eight days.
"He doesn't just give his time, skills, and training — he gives his heart."
The Record.
Six Countries.
One Practice.
Each location below represents an ongoing relationship — partner organizations, returning hospitals, local surgical teams trained on technique.
- 01LaosSoutheast Asia
- 02EcuadorSouth America
- 03GuatemalaCentral America
- 04MexicoNorth America
- 05ChileSouth America
- 06AfricaMultiple regions
The Work.
Cleft lip repairs, facial deformity reconstruction, congenital defect correction. Procedures that change a life from the day of surgery forward.
Training the Next Local Surgeons.
Surgical missions that arrive, operate, and leave only solve the problem in front of them. Dr. Mata's missions go further — every trip is also a teaching trip.
Junior doctors at partner hospitals scrub in alongside him. They learn how to perform the procedure safely, how to manage post-op care, how to maintain the standard of professional medical care these patients deserve. When the mission ends, the technique stays.
"Plastic surgery is, at its core, about restoring what was taken — and giving someone back the chance to be themselves."
Mission Inquiries.
If you represent a hospital, NGO, or surgical mission organization seeking volunteer reconstructive surgical support, we'd be glad to hear from you. Dr. Mata reviews mission inquiries personally.