Plastic Surgery At Home (Shudder, Gasp!):

The local Tampa police arrested a woman on February 1, 2008 on the charges of conducting an unlicensed plastic surgery business in her home. The 47 year old woman also operated an unlicensed hair salon in her garage and was caught with controlled drugs and marijuana.

What is amazing is that the ‘practitioner’ actually had people coming to her for treatment and plastic surgery procedures. The before-and-after photographs that were found in the house attested to this.

Regardless of countless warnings from authorized medical practitioners and plastic surgery professionals, there are people who flock to such quacks who hold promises of beauty for a small fee.

I wonder what treatment patients might have had from this person and what might be the possible outcomes of such unlicensed and unsolicited surgeries.

There is much information available on the Internet and in the print media for those seeking help on plastic surgery. While the media can be trusted to only a certain extent, it is vital to remember that plastic surgery boards like the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) do exist and are the bench-marks for plastic surgery authentication for cosmetic surgeons.

The surgeons at the Plastic Surgery Institute of California are experienced in plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery and are authorized by the ASPS. Each treatment is performed in surgically equipped clinics and the highest standards of safety are followed.