Physician calls for strict regulation of plastic surgery procedures
Dr. Charles Okwonna, a consultant clinical oncologist, has called for strict government regulation of plastic surgery due to the growing demand for aesthetic plastic procedures. He cites significant health risks and deaths associated with unprofessional practices.
The specialist also voiced concerns about the rise of improperly applied skincare products.
The cancer specialist bemoaned the fact that many practitioners put money above professionalism, which raises the risk of life-threatening illnesses.
According to Okwonna, the hazards are not limited to cancer; they have also been connected to infectious diseases like hepatitis and HIV/AIDS that can spread through unsanitary practices during such treatments, as well as kidney and liver failures.
While acknowledging that aesthetic operations are becoming more and more popular, the doctor cautioned that without enough oversight, the proliferation of unregulated practices could lead to a public health crisis.
He called on regulatory bodies to act swiftly to protect consumers from potential harm associated with poorly administered treatments.
In order to guarantee patients' safety and continued health monitoring, the doctor suggested a certification process after aesthetic treatments, while also emphasising that the government must impose minimum standards for the equipment utilised.
"Researchers are starting to link skin care products to malignancies," he continued. Naturally, we've known for a very long time that some of these inferior skin care products are the cause of skin cancer.
However, some of these blood malignancies are starting to show connections with them as well. Thus, blood malignancies from various non-professionally performed operations need to be taken into consideration.
"If this is a field that can be regulated, the government ought to ensure that experts carry out the regulations. Minimum requirements exist for the instruments that are used, and also there are health checks.
“Issues from skincare routine and products might not necessarily be cancers. They can also cause medical conditions that include kidney failure. A lot of our kidney failures are related to these things.
Infectious diseases, including hepatitis, HIV, AIDS, and others, as well as liver failures, can potentially result from them.
"These are a whole different ballgame, but I think the government should investigate this."
These aesthetics appear to be spreading widely. Furthermore, no one can checkmate them because of their proliferation and is aware of what they do. In order to prevent their actions from becoming out of control, the government must start considering how to best regulate them.
