Ingrid Betancourt, the former hostage sprung from the grip of Colombia's Farc rebels this week, has checked into a hospital in Paris for medical tests.
The checks are to establish whether she is suffering any health complications after her six years in the jungle.
Pictures that emerged earlier this year showed Ms Betancourt looking frail. She was said to have suffered ill health, including suspected hepatitis.
Meanwhile, Colombia has released video footage of the daring rescue operation.
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The Colombian government has denied rumours that a ransom was paid to free the hostages.
On Friday Ms Betancourt - who grew up, studied and raised her family in France - was flown from Colombia to Paris on a French presidential plane.
"I am so happy to breathe the air of France. I owe France everything," she said, after President Nicolas Sarkozy greeted her on the tarmac.
She said that she felt "in great shape".
"We had been waiting for this for so long," said Mr Sarkozy, who had made Ms Betancourt's release a top priority.
The Colombian government released video footage on Friday of the hostage rescue.
The captives are seen wearing plastic handcuffs and looking dismayed as they are led on to a helicopter.
Later, it shows the captives' joyous reaction when they are told they are not being moved to another rebel camp, but have been rescued by the army.
In the interim, the hostages' guards were overpowered by soldiers on the helicopter.
Colombian soldiers, posing as members of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), filmed the operation.
Colombian Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos denied reports that $20m had been paid to some Farc members to assist the operation.
He also denied reports that Israeli and US agents had been involved in the operation, saying it had been "100% Colombian".
(BBC)
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