Leave Surgery to the Pros
More than 11 million people in America were reported as having plastic surgery last year alone, and that’s not counting those who wanted surgery but didn’t follow through due to financial issues. It’s true, plastic surgery can be costly and prices can vary depending upon what you are having done and where you are choosing to alter your look. However, this doesn’t mean that those in need for a breast augmentation or liposuction should rush out to the cheapest facility they can find to go under the knife. Though it seems, that’s what several Americans are resorting to.
After coming across a recent article about a San Jose couple who had been performing amateur cosmetic surgery operations, I was, well, appalled.
The couple was busted for performing surgeries like liposuction and face-lifts on patients who were looking for a cheap fix to their weight problems and larger-than-needed noses. Running the plastic surgery services from their home, the couple was enticing low-income local residents to get their surgeries for a lower cost, and surprisingly, several people submitted themselves, literally, to the frauds.
With no previous medical experience, the two were busted after one of the patients finally went to authorities to report her botched liposuction. After investigating the couple’s home, which was also occupied by an innocent infant and filled with drugs and dirty syringes, the two were arrested and are now up against a $2 million bail.
Unfortunately, this sad tale of manipulation and deceit that has caused many physical harm, isn’t the first of its kind to hit the newsstands.
Those desperate for a quick fix to their appearance are going to unsanitary facilities, including homes, where average Joe’s posing as plastic surgeons are leaving them scarred and severely deformed. I have to wonder, what is the cost of physical perfection? And why are so many, both deceiving and giving into, surgeries that could ultimately cost them their happiness, and even their lives? The moral of the story? Leave surgery to the pros and make sure you’re surgeon is board certified, and doesn’t operate out of his or her TV room while watching football, before giving your money, and your body.
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