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According to Statista, 4.5% of the plastic procedures that were performed in the world during 2020 were in Mexico.
According to Statista, the most common surgical cosmetic procedures worldwide during 2020 were breast augmentation, liposuction, and eyelid surgery.
According to information from Statista, as of 2020, the United States had the most cosmetic procedures with over 4.6 million procedures.
Last Monday, January 16, the State Health Secretariat issued a health alert against the general practitioner “Raúl Macías Fernández” graduated from a medical training institution in San Luis Potosí, who without having a degree, certificate or knowledge of cosmetic surgery performed plastic surgeries in a clinic in that state.
According to what was commented by the state health secretary, Daniel Acosta Díaz de León, both the health agency in the state of San Luis Potosí and the State Commission for Protection Against Sanitary Risks (COEPRIS) began to investigate the doctor after his appearance in some spectacular of the entity offering their services without having any specialty.
Subsequently, after complaints to COEPRIS itself and the State Attorney General’s Office against this general practitioner, due to poor results after plastic surgeries in his clinic, it was decided to close and issue the health alert to prevent further risks to the health of the population of San Luis Potosí. .
Having said the above, COEPRIS and the State Health Secretariat remain vigilant in the face of more cases of fraud by pseudo-doctors, or general practitioners usurping the functions of specialists, they fear that there will be a “chapulín” effect.
The health authorities specified that it will be the Prosecutor’s Office itself that resolves the legal situation of the doctor, since in addition to violating the State Law due to the risks to health, with the usurpation of specialist functions it would be violating the Federal Health Law.
In addition, the health authorities called on the population to verify the titles, IDs and training of the specialists they come with, to avoid major health problems and even lose their lives, according to what was reported in a statement.
⚠ If you are going to undergo an aesthetic procedure, one of the aspects that you should review 🧐 is that the doctor who performs the intervention is a specialist in Plastic Surgery who has a valid certificate from the College of Plastic Surgeons. #It’s obvious pic.twitter.com/Y6ZH3Q7Yga
— State Commission for Risk Protection (@slpcoepris) January 14, 2023
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