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The Dark Side of Plastic Surgery

The recent news of a British woman who died in a U.S. hotel after undergoing illegal butt-enhancing injections underscores the potential dangers associated with plastic surgery. She’s not the only one to have suffered serious health consequences after seeking cosmetic surgery. Another former patient, Penny Johnson, is suing her plastic surgeon for £54m (about $86m) after a facelift left her with pain and a facial twitch, allegedly curtailing her business career.

Though many wealthy patients assume they can avoid the dangers by opting for expensive doctors, this isn’t always the case. In one of the UK’s high-profile cases of cosmetic surgery gone wrong, Denise Hendry, the wife of football player Colin Hendry, nearly died after a botched liposuction procedure in 2002. Former miss Argentina Solange Magnano, 38, died in Buenos Aires after getting buttock implants.

Despite the risks, many patients don’t view cosmetic surgery “with the same caution and fear that they would another surgical procedure,” says medical negligence specialist Edwina Rawson. “People seem to be less willing to see the danger of having a tummy tuck compared to that of a stomach operation they need medically,” she said.

When plastic surgery goes wrong, the risks aren’t only cosmetic – patients could end up with disfigurements, from drooping eyelids to oddly-shaped breasts. Infection is also a risk, as with all surgical procedures. these dangers point to a need for better patient education about the risks involved.

Read more about the risks of plastic surgery: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/feb/09/dangers-cosmetic-surgery

The Dark Side of Plastic Surgery

Govt asks people not to use dietary supplements containing steroids

New Delhi, Jul 19 : The Health Ministry today issued an advisory asking general public to refrain from using ‘dietary supplements’ which contained steroids due to the risk involved in usage of such products including acute liver injury and infertility.

”It has been brought to the knowledge of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India by Food and Drug Administration of Unites States of America that there is a possibility of entry of some products containing Steroid/Steroid-like substances in India as ‘Dietary Supplement’,” the ministry said. these products were subjected to class-I recall in United States as some of these were marketed without an approved new Drug Application or a Generic Drug Application but most were marketed as ‘Dietary Supplement’. however, the products were found to be containing steroid or steroid-like substances making them unapproved new drug. Most of these products were distributed through internet rather than through a distributor network, it pointed out. ”Steroid containing products present a risk of acute liver injury to product users. In addition, steroids may cause other serious long-term adverse health consequences in people including children. these may include male infertility, masculinisation of women, breast enlargement in males, short stature in children, adverse effects on blood lipid profile and increased risk of heart attack and stroke and death,” it pointed out and asked people to refrain from using them. A complete list of these products may be seen at the website of the Authority fssai.gov.in under the item ‘Advisories’. it can also be seen at fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ArchiveRecalls/2009/ucm188929.htm, the ministry said.

Govt asks people not to use dietary supplements containing steroids