Some people often look at plastic surgery as a low risk method to look better. In many cases this is true, but that does not mean you should treat it as anything less than a medical procedure. Any cosmetic procedure inherently involves changes to your body, a form of trauma. Given the fact you only have one body, do you really want to take chances with it? Many people do with disastrous results.
Amateur plastic surgery refers to surgery performed by people who do not have medical training. The sales pitch from these people is almost always one based on price. Simply put, they offer to do the procedure at prices that may be as low as 10 percent of what a medical professional will charge. In this case, you have to remember that you get what you pay for.
A recent case of amateur plastic surgery gone bad was in the news recently. The Ribeiro couple, Luiz and Ana, traveled to the United States on a 30-day tourist visa to ply their trade. Neither individual was a medical professional, but they were offering cheap prices. As you might imagine, a tragedy occurred.
We know about the Ribeiros because they were recently arrested in relation to the death of a 24-year old woman in Massachusetts. The couple had attempted to perform a liposuction procedure on the woman. The surgery took place in the basement of a condominium. The operating table was a massage table. The patient in question died from what appears to a have been a massive loss of blood.
The price for the surgery? About $2,000?and her life.
Despite the things you see on television, cosmetic surgery is something that should only be undertaken by medical professionals. Undergoing cheap procedures offered by amateurs is simply not worth your life.
