FEATURE
Beauty’s Knife: the rise of plastic surgery 06
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wednesday, July 03, 2013
ចាន់ ជាត្ដា និងវ ណ្ណ សុជាតា
Chan Cheata & Van Socheata
cheata_chan@yahoo.com & socheata.van879@gmail.com
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lastic surgery is
try, in which doctors often prac-
increasingly popular in
tise without licences,” Hun Sen
the Kingdom, but why
said citing a case of a Cambodian
do people have it done?
woman who died after receiving
Is it a good way to look prettier, or is it unnecessary and dangerous?
an injection. According to statistics pro-
“I want to be pretty like ev-
vided by the Ministry of Health’s
eryone else, that’s why I had
Hospital Department, only four
plastic surgery done,” said Miss
or five clinics legally offer cos-
Raksmey, a student at Univer-
metic surgery in Cambodia. The
sity of Health Science. “The
rest, which are mostly beauty
doctor used my ear bone to put
salons, operate illegally.
in my nose because he doesn’t use silicone.”
Surgery is not only very popular for young women, but also
After surgery, Miss Raksmey’s nose was painfully swollen for a
for women of all ages, sometimes even men.
week before it healed. She and
“Plastic surgery has become
her parents are planning another
well-known and the amount
procedure in South Korea.
of patients seeking plastic sur-
Beauty is the core attribute
gery is rapidly increasing,” said
that most women desire. Thou-
Chanseiha Thoeurng, MD Plas-
sands of Cambodians, mostly
tic Surgeon at Pearl Medical
women, are choosing cosmetic
Cabinet.
surgery to reshape themselves.
“Cosmetic surgeons are re-
Amid this surgical enhancement
quired to register at Cambodia’s
boom, many women are aiming
health ministry and have proper
for what they perceive as the
qualifications.”
more delicate looks of popular Korean and Chinese film stars.
He added that people gener-
Doctors are performing plastic surgery on a woman. photo supplied
Women have to beware of dubious standards in the country’s booming cosmetic surgery industry, in which doctors often practise without licences
ally come for nose jobs, scar
It also wastes time and money
larged and disfigured, and the
if the result is not what people
surgeons she visited refused to
wished for.
carry out any more work on her.
According to Odd Stuff Maga-
Many women are in favour of
zine’s website, one of the most
cosmetic surgery, but what do
famous cases of plastic surgery
men think about it?
gone wrong happened to Hang
“Women who get plastic sur-
Mioku, a South Korean woman,
gery seem fake, their beauty is not
who became so addicted to plas-
natural,” Chan Punler said.
Independent
revisions, silicone implants and
risks involved. Seiha also checks
and the doctor should be profes-
tic surgery that she was left un-
His girlfriend showed interest
website cited Prime Minister Hun
breast enlargements that cost
the patient’s health history to
sional,” Seiha advised.
recognisable after her obsession
in plastic surgery, but he decided
Sen’s speech in March 2010 where
up to $3,500. Before perform-
make sure they will sustain the
led her to inject cooking oil into
against it because it could be
he has slammed the practice,
ing the surgery, he said he al-
surgery.
her face.
hazardous to her in the future.
warning that it is often unsafe.
However,
the
Undergoing plastic surgery means taking the risk of po-
ways gives patients a chance to
“Before choosing surgery, think
tentially negative results if the
She first had plastic surgery
Punler said that he told his
“Women have to beware of du-
decide if plastic surgery is right
about some essential points. For
doctor lacks the proper skills.
when she was 28. Continuing
girlfriend: “I love the way you are
bious standards in the country’s
for them by clearly explaining
instance, the clinic and equip-
Surgery can cause a viral infec-
with operation after operation,
now, no need to change it. I want
booming cosmetic surgery indus-
the good and bad effects and the
ment should be up to standards
tion or bleeding during surgery.
her face was eventually left en-
you to be natural and safe.”
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