Back-door Cosmetic Surgery Dangers
I am not a proponent of plastic surgery - really elective surgery of any kind in this day is a danger not worth taking, in my eyes, and from my experience. I have met far too many people in the last few years who have come far too close to death from these procedures. CNN.com had a story this weekend of a beautiful 24 year old Brazilian immigrant who used an unlicensed plastic surgeon in Framingham, Massachusetts for a nose job and liposuction that killed her a few days later. This “surgeon” was practicing in his basement, and is believed to have been practicing for 3 years. The man and his wife are currently in prison, awaiting trial for manslaughter amongst all of the other related charges that come with practicing medicine without a license.
In the Framingham case, at least two other women have come forward, saying they were patients of the doctor. Authorities are using local Brazilian media and a hot line to find other potential victims and explain the risks involved in illegal surgery. Massachusetts is estimated to have more than 30,000 people of Brazilian descent, most of them in the Boston area.
“There should be a lesson learned from the death of this young woman,” the district attorney. “People think this is an extension of getting my nails done, getting my hair done.”
Foster said the sad thing is that her friend had no need for cosmetic surgery: “She was absolutely gorgeous, not only on the outside but on the inside.”
Scary stuff, folks. You are beautiful, just the way you are. If you happen to be one of this man’s patients, please contact the authorities and do your part to see that he is properly punished for his crimes.
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3 opinions for Back-door Cosmetic Surgery Dangers
beautychick
Sep 11, 2006 at 6:37 am
There is a great article in this month’s Vanity Fair in which Alex Kuczynski, a self-proclaimed “beauty addict”, talks about how she realized her addiction to these procedures was stripping her of her humanity.
Cathy
Jul 31, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I agree that there are women out there taking it too far. But some women do benefit. I work for a plastic surgeon who specializes in breast augmention in Long Island using the latest generation of silicone implants, and he’s able to help women whove had masectomy or have other breast deformities that weigh on their self esteem. I wholeheartedly support your message of cautioning against unnecesary surgery, but of course you should never throw out the baby with the bathwater…
Mike
Nov 14, 2007 at 2:59 pm
With the unfortunate death of Donde West this past week, plastic surgery again will be in the news for all of the wrong reasons (and with the premiere of Nip/Tuck a few weeks ago, it was already in the press for all the wrong reasons). Like Cathy, I agree (strongly in fact) in your reminding women (and men) that while plastic surgery is elective, it’s still surgery, and comes with real risks. And like Cathy, I work in the business. I’m not a doctor myself, but I’ve probably worked with at least 25, from as far west as Hawaii to the doc I’m curretnly working with on the East Coast, who performs breast augmentation in New Jersey. What I would like to say is that it’s easy to tell people to just be happy with who they are, but that’s simply impossible for some people. It’s like telling a man or woman desperately searching for love after a nasty divorce to just enjoy being single. Plastic surgery, while it isn’t for everyone, and shouldn’t be entered into lightly, has helped a whole lot of people.
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