The new current wave amongst ladies in Nigeria today is the Brazilian butt lift. It is the goal of most ladies to save up money so as to be able to afford it. It is the new rave and the proliferation of corresponding quack bbl clinics intending to satisfy this craving needs amongst young ladies in Nigerian big cities like Lagos and Abuja is worrisome.
Bbl is now the new social status symbol and Quack doctors are beginning to take advantage of desperate young ladies who aspire to enlarge their asses, offering them a cheap and affordable service and at the same time putting them at risk.
Due to the fact that the Nigerian BBL industry is yet to be regulated, it has been posing a grave concern as many young ladies have died due to health complications arising from BBL they did in quack clinics while the fortunate ones are down with incurable infection they got as a result of the procedure. Dr Anu’s (an infamous Lagos-based BBL surgeon) case is one of those that made it to the public hence why we have been raising the alarm that an unregulated BBL industry in Nigeria is surely a death trap.
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During Dr Anu’s infamous BBL scandal, more than ten ladies spoke up about the health challenges they have been facing since they passed through the surgical blade of Dr. Anu, in her clinic in Lagos. Some of those ladies unfortunately died.
The Lagos state government may have closed down Dr Anu’s clinic and the medical board may have withdrawn her medical license but there are other numerous clinics out there that have also been risking the lives of young ladies in Nigeria and the cases are yet to make it to social media. Just this year I have been briefed twice by different ladies who are having health complications ever since they underwent a bbl procedure in a popular Abuja-based bbl clinic.
This is why the Nigerian government need to step in to regulate this industry so as to crack down on quack doctors and save the lives of numerous young ladies and here are some ways the Nigerian government can control BBL operations in Nigeria, especially through legislation
1. Legislation should be passed mandating that only licensed and certified surgeons are allowed to open and run a bbl clinic, with this legislation, quack doctors will be fished out and prosecuted. Being just a doctor does not qualify one to carry out a BBL surgery on a patient, BBL is a surgical procedure and it must be carried out by certified, certificated and licensed surgeons alone.
2. Legislations as to standards for the facilities where BBL procedures are performed should be made. It should not just be any kiosk. This standard should include the procedure equipment, location, staffing, post-surgery care equipment and infection control procedures.
3. Laws should be made to place limits on the amount of fat that can be transferred from the stomach to other parts of the body during a BBL procedure. This can help reduce the risk of fat embolism which is one of the complications faced by BBL patients after the procedure.
4. The Legislation should require that all adverse events related to BBL procedures must be reported to the government control board which will now carry out investigations as to what went wrong.
5. Regular reporting and unprecedented visitation by government bodies to the bbl clinics to ensure they are abiding by regulations.
6. Advertising and soliciting especially on social media should be banned. The law should prohibit the advertisements of BBL procedures so as to ensure that patients are not misled or given unrealistic expectations.
7. Continuing education requirements: Legislations can require that BBL surgeons undergo continuing education and training to stay up-to-date on the latest techniques and safety standards.
The earlier these laws are passed the better it will be for the Nigerian society.