Please make me beautiful

Two months of uncertainty after an unexpected death of a young and healthy female patient have not changed anything so far. The 31-year-old woman died in February this year at a renowned Prague clinic Esthé after a breast enlargement surgery. Although doctors have not explained the tragedy yet, the atmosphere in the consulting rooms of plastic surgeons still seems to be excellent. Clients are not concerned too much about the risks. On the contrary: the demand for plastic surgery has been growing and pumping more and more money into the sector. And judging by western trends, the course is not changing despite the crisis.

Cinderella before the ball

Although aesthetic plastic surgeons allegedly turn down at least one third of applicants for embellishing cosmetic surgeries (because there is no real need for the surgery or because the client is uncertain), the figures speak clearly. According to the Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic, almost 14,000 people underwent plastic surgery in ČR in 2007 (data for 2008 are not yet available). The institute factors in only those surgeries where the patient spent at least one night in hospital. Those who leave the hospital several hours after eyelid surgery are not included in the statistics. On the other hand, the statistics comprise people whose surgery was necessary because of their health condition. There are several dozens of facilities providing aesthetic plastic surgeries (the…