AMMAN —
Plastic surgery and cosmetic treatments have become a popular option for
people, often women, who hope to stop the time or be up to aesthetic standards
touted by glossy magazines.
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That, in turn, has given way to the mushrooming of
unlicensed clinics that offer to conduct cosmetic procedures at lower prices,
at times at the expense of the health or life of unsuspecting patients, and to
calls for tougher penalties for violators.
Effat, a woman in her thirties who has had problems
with the weight since childhood, told
Jordan News that she thought
liposuction to be the most appropriate solution for her to lose weight after
she had lost hope of achieving the desired goal through diet and sports.
“I heard about one of the clinics that offer
liposuction at lower prices, and I immediately visited it. I really intended to
do this operation, but thankfully, I backed out at the last moment,” she said.
By way of explanation, she said: “During my
conversation with the service provider, who claims to be a doctor, I noticed
that he does not have enough medical information about the consequences or
risks of liposuction, that he did not even ask me to perform the necessary
tests to ensure that my body can withstand this type of sensitive and delicate
operations.”
“What is also striking is that the clinic is not
part of a hospital, which I consider unacceptable, especially since some
operations require the patient to stay for days to ensure that they are fully
recovered and that their condition is stable,” she added.
Admitting that the “desire to reach international
standards of beauty tempts us a bit and prevents us from thinking properly,”
she said that “despite the potential risks of this operation, I really intended
to do it, but now I would like to advise all women and girls to be more aware
about the serious impact of plastic surgery, not to be drawn in by fake
advertisements through social networking sites, and also to make sure that this
type of operation cannot be done without medical examinations by specialists.”
Ghazi Al-Zaben, plastic surgeon and former minister
of health, told
Jordan News that “a certificate issued by the Jordan
Medical Council states that every doctor has to meet certain criteria for
him/her to qualify to practice his/her specialty.”
He stressed that “some people, unfortunately, are
deceived by social media advertisements where certain clinics claim that they
provide certain plastic surgeries at a lower cost, but on the ground you will
notice that they are not eligible to do these operations and that patients are
exposed to many risks.”
Mohammad Al-Tarawneh, a chest and respiratory
disease specialist, told
Jordan News that “the cosmetic clinics sector
is currently witnessing complete chaos amid the spread of unlicensed clinics,
as well as the proliferation of doctors working in specialties other than
theirs.”
“Everyone should be aware that plastic surgeries
require a certificate of specialization, as well as sterilization procedures
and an entire hospital in anticipation of complications that may occur as a
result of the operation,” he added.
“State institutions, including the
Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labor, must collaborate and intensify supervision of
these clinics, as well as of some women’s salons, some of which are also
providing cosmetic procedures,” Tarawneh said.
He stressed that people should “know that there is a
medical accountability law that has been activated, and that there is no
tolerance for violators, and therefore awareness messages must be broadcast
about the dangers of circumventing the law.”
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