Cosmetic Surgery Happenings In Ireland

The Emerald Country’s name has been popping up a lot lately and from the look of things Ireland could suffer a serious setback in its leap to the list of countries to visit for cosmetic surgery.

The cosmetic surgery story making headlines in Ireland and the rest of world is about a 48-year-old woman who is believed to have died as a result of faulty hospital equipment.

Bernadette Reid-Kavanagh died after coming out from her gastric band surgery in February this year. If it weren’t for the machine that was supposed to monitor her blood pressure, pulse and oxygen backfiring, Bernadette it is alleged would have still been alive.

Doctors, on the other hand claim that she was over the limit of accepted weight and suffered from chronic asthma, reasons which are considered as deterrents to cosmetic surgery. The pathologist chronicled Bernadette’s death as the result of a cardiac condition that deprived the heart of blood supply. Obesity was stated as a contributory cause.

The patient’s family considers the lack of regulation of plastic surgery in Ireland one of the reasons why there is tumult felt in the field. Incidentally, this is a sentiment voiced by many in Ireland which makes it all the more serious and something Ireland’s health department should look into.

In the U.S. on the other hand, regulating boards for cosmetic surgery do exist. The widely respected and highly acclaimed certifying body, the ASPS is one such board. The Plastic Surgery Institute of California is proud to have a team of surgeons belonging to such an organization.