In the News – Fake Cosmetic Surgeons Kill Woman in Nevada

Snippet from the non-hair-loss-related article:

The death of Elena Caro, which police say came at the hands of Colombians who flew into Southern Nevada posing as medical practitioners, has left Las Vegas plastic surgeon Dr. Julio Garcia wondering who set her up for what turned out to be a fatal buttocks enhancement.

“Who is marketing Las Vegans to these people?” he said. “You know they didn’t come all the way here if they weren’t assured patients. And they’re sure not advertising any normal way. I feel whoever is telling people they can get cheap plastic surgery from these people is as guilty as the guy who did it. They’re taking advantage of people in their community. More has to be done to fight this medical fraud.”

At a news conference Monday, Homicide Lt. Lew Roberts said Caro’s death was not an isolated case of a “makeshift doctor” illegally treating patients, although this was the first fatality he could recall.

Read the full story — Backroom surgery death raises questions about ‘makeshift’ doctors

This is an unfortunate result that could’ve been avoided. Safety was ignored in favor of a low cost, but the ultimate price was paid.

The article even mentions other ways in which people have been horribly scarred by surgeries done by fake doctors, including butt enhancement by using floor wax and industrial strength silicone injections.