NYC Health Department Issues Warning Today About Body-Enhancement Procedures Offered by Unlicensed Providers
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Health E-News May 6, 2010
Health Department Cautions New Yorkers that Cosmetic or Body-Enhancement Procedures from Unlicensed Providers Can Cause Disfigurement and Death
Cosmetic surgeryThe Health Department warned New Yorkers about the dangers of going to unlicensed, non-medical providers for cosmetic surgery or body enhancement procedures. The agency has received and investigated several complaints of illegal medical practices in recent months. In February, eight women from New Jersey were infected with the bacterium Nocardia after receiving injections of unknown substances from unlicensed practitioners. In March, a Queens woman was hospitalized for a serious infection after undergoing liposuction by a salon operator without a medical license.
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May 28th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
I agree. I went to a place for a cosmetic laser procedure in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The woman I talked with claimed she was a doctor, which I found out she wasn’t. The woman that did my procedures, 2 affirm and one xpl, claimed she was an LPN. Turns out she did 7 months of ‘training’ with these devices and 2 years later, here I am with DNA damage, thermal cellular injury, atrophic, boxcar, rolling and ice-pick scars. As well as dramatic collagen loss, sagging, lines, wrinkles, pores, pre-cancerous lesions (as these laser’s are 1000x hotter than the sun), stretch marks on my face and numerous other damages. I used to look around 35 (I’m 46), now I look like I’m in my 70’s. If your considering a laser treatment, my advice is don’t! You’ll regret it! The non-ablative lasers are the worst!!!