In the middle of the week, a photograph of Óscar Camargo Ríos, alias Pichi, the so-called Pablo Escobar from Bucaramanga and leader of the criminal gang ‘los de San Rafa’, began to circulate. after a surgeon and three nursing assistants were authorized to enter the La Dorada prison (Caldas) to attend to him in an alleged dermatological consultation.
In the photo you can see that the boss -who in 2024, escaped from the house arrest he was paying for-, He underwent an invasive cosmetic procedure that authorities are investigating. And although the investigation is still in its infancy, The Investigative Unit of EL TIEMPO learned for the first time of a preliminary report in which it speaks of an alleged right to petition by a lawyer and the doctor who is accused of having intervened on the capo, who has already tried on other occasions to change his appearance.
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The document being tracked
Julián David Duarte Ortiz, expert surgeon. Photo:Private file
Alias Pichi, sentenced to 52 years in prison for conspiracy, homicide, forced disappearance and drug trafficking, He was recaptured in a luxurious estate in Copacabana (Antioquia) and sent to a cell in the La Dorada prison, with high and medium security.
In fact, the media colleague RCN published a document, dated May 25, 2026, signed by the major Edgar Iván Pérez, director of that prison, to authorize the entry of medical personnel for a clinical dermatology evaluation of alias Pichi.
The permission It included the entry of 39 items, including fourteen syringes of hyaluronic acid, botulinum toxin, cannulas and other products used in cosmetic surgery treatments.
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What the papers say
Transfer of alias Pichi after his recapture in December 2024. Photo:Courtesy
And there is a second document, from last June, in which the entry into the prison of a surgeon and three nursing assistants was recorded.
“Entry of the corresponding medical personnel is authorized to provide comprehensive dermatological care at the PPL Camargo Ríos Óscar“, reads the document.
The Investigative Unit of EL TIEMPO established that the surgeon who entered the La Dorada prison is Julián David Duarte Ortiz, specialist in hair surgery and restoration.
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Doctor/patient reservation
The document in which the surgeon’s name appears. Photo:Courtesy / RCN
What the authorities are seeking to establish is why the entry of a medical team was authorized to provide aesthetic care to a man convicted of murder with a history of escape. In addition, how much the procedure cost, who paid for the intervention and on what grounds it was authorized.
As for the surgeon, it is known that he has a specialization in trichology, hair surgery, aesthetic and comprehensive medicine and, he assures on his networks, that he has treated more than a thousand patients.
Additionally, he appears as founder of D’Capilar, based in Medellín, which offers, According to their website, hair transplants for the scalp, eyebrows, beard and scars. They even perform procedures with Botox, hyaluronic acid and collagen biostimulators.
The surgeon also appears as co-founder of a clinic called Renova, based in a location in a shopping center in El Poblado in Medellín. And the Three nursing assistants who appear on papers entering the La Dorada prison also work in that clinic.
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The surgeon’s responses
Alias Pichi: then and now Photo:PRIVATE FILE / Police
EL TIEMPO contacted the surgeon Julián David Duarte Ortiz, who began by ensuring that the entry procedure to the La Dorada prison was carried out by the legal team of alias Pichi: “Respecting all legal aspects. Likewise, it was the contact and their respective protocols. I know that they are two very organized law firms and there are many of them, that gave us confidence in all the procedures.”
And they refrained from revealing how much they were paid to perform the aesthetic procedure: “I cannot give details because I have to respect the doctor-patient relationship. What I can say is that no surgery was performed, nor any facial modifications, with medical aesthetic products.”
This diary too He asked Inpec why the entry of a surgeon into the La Dorada prison was authorized and who made the request to authorize the entry of medical personnel, but at the time of going to press they had not responded.
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