May 2019 Yahoo News; If signed by the governor, the new law would allow the state for the first time to punish dangerous plastic surgery facilities and shut down the worst offenders. The legislation passed after years of no regulation in Florida, where private investors opened high-volume, discount clinics that became magnets …
Read More »UK: Cosmetic clinics to assess mental health before offering Botox
April 2019 theguardian;Cosmetic clinics will begin assessing patients’ suitability for Botox in an attempt to spot those whose desire to alter their appearance is due to mental health problems. The Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP), a trade body, has decided that member clinics will introduce new practices designed to …
Read More »KENYA:Nairobi Hospital in row over failed breast enlargement surgery
October 2018 BusinessDaily; High-end health service provider, the Nairobi Hospital, has been entangled in a botched breast enlargement operation that led to the death of a patient in its care. Surgeoderm Healthcare, a Nairobi-based clinic and the doctors who performed the surgery — Prof Stanley Khainga, Dr Evans Cherono and …
Read More »KENYA:Nairobi clinic under scrutiny after botched cosmetic surgery
June 2018 Dailynation; June Wanza who died as a result of complications from cosmetic surgery done at a Nairobi c The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board has named the clinic where a woman had a breast enlargement operation that later resulted in her death. KMPD Board chief executive Daniel Yumbya …
Read More »KENYA:Plastic surgery for Kenyan men
May 2018 BusinessDaily; The desire to have a certain body – a trim frame and attractive smile – has never been more sought-after as social norms shift and women and men seek personal gratification. Locally, the popularity of body shaping through surgery and cosmetic dentistry is growing, drawing specialists from Europe …
Read More »KENYA:Dubai’s plastic surgeons on the prowl for wealthy Kenyans
July 2017 BusinessDaily; Kenyans’ increasing obsession with beauty is fuelling a surge in cosmetic surgery procedures and Dubai surgeons have come scouting for more wealthy ‘patients’. Dubai officials were in Nairobi last week marketing the country as not only a tourist destination, but a nip and tuck hub. Over the years, …
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