Facelifting and the ageing phenomenon increasingly highlights "black clinics" and "black doctors" take the opportunity to make money
Why do they get together to cut double eyelids
(2021-03-26) Manuscript source: Rule of Law Daily
● Plastic surgery has become increasingly prominent at a younger age, and micro-plastic surgery projects are sought after by young people, and prospective college students in many places get together to cut double eyelids
● The "plastic surgery fever" of minors is closely related to medical beauty advertisements, employers' recruitment standards, social evaluation standards, and minors' abnormal outlook on "improving their appearance to obtain career development".
● Some “black clinics” and “black doctors” that do not have the qualifications and practice illegally have a wide “standard” when receiving minor customers, and they can operate without the consent of the guardian. The resulting medical accidents and medical disputes are countless. , Bring irreversible effects to minors’ physical and mental health
□ The reporter's trainee reporter Zhang Shoukun
□ reporter Wang Yang
Recently, the Public Opinion Data Center of People's Daily Online released the "2020 Medical Beauty Industry Public Opinion Report" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"), which reviewed and analyzed the hot public opinion of the medical beauty industry in the past year, and sorted out the seven major public opinion pain points of the medical beauty industry based on the industry public opinion situation. ".
It is worth noting that the "Report" pointed out that plastic surgery has become increasingly prominent at a younger age, and micro plastic surgery projects are sought after by young people, and prospective college students in many places get together to cut double eyelids.
The "plastic surgery fever" of minors is closely related to medical beauty advertisements, employer recruitment standards, social evaluation standards, and the abnormal outlook of minors that "improve their appearance to obtain career development".
Under the influence of external factors, the aesthetic values of young people may be distorted.
A reporter from the Rule of Law Daily learned in an interview that formal medical and aesthetic institutions and some tertiary hospitals specializing in plastic surgery are very cautious when receiving minors. The guardian must be present and sign the consent form before the operation will be performed, and the operation is not allowed. Affect minors' future physical development; some hospitals will not arrange operations for minors even if the guardian signs.
However, some “black clinics” and “black doctors” that do not have the qualifications and practice illegally have a wide “standard” when receiving minor customers, and they can operate without the consent of the guardian. The resulting medical accidents and medical disputes are countless. , Bring irreversible effects to the physical and mental health of minors.
Minors undergoing plastic surgery
The risks behind cannot be ignored
The "post-00" internet celebrity Xiaoli (pseudonym) has always regarded "real Barbie" as her goal, and she was determined to take the road of "plastic surgery" when she just turned 13 years old.
She has recorded the number of facelifts in recent years on Weibo: 6 times with eyes alone on double eyelids, 5 times on the corners of the eyes and 4 times on the nose, twice for fat filling, and once for the whole face....Almost every part of the body has been moved. surgery.
Xiaoli's experience sparked heated discussions among netizens, and most of the comment areas were negative.
In this regard, she believes: “I spent millions of dollars for the plastic surgery; when I didn’t have the plastic surgery, I never got so much attention, but after publicizing the plastic surgery experience, I gained a lot of fans. I think it’s pretty good. "
Although there are not many girls who are addicted to plastic surgery like Xiaoli, many "post-00s" have already tried plastic surgery projects.
According to the "2019 White Paper on China's Medical Beauty Industry" released by an Internet medical beauty platform, 15.48% of Chinese medical beauty consumers are teenagers between 18 and 19 years old.
Chen Zhiquan, director of Beijing Yongcheng Charm Plastic Surgery Department, who has nearly 20 years of experience in the medical beauty industry and a member of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association's Beauty and Plastic Surgery Branch, told the reporter of "Rules of Law Daily" that minor plastic surgery is much more common than in the past, including hyaluronic acid and hyaluronic acid. Double eyelid cutting is a popular item. During the summer vacation from junior high school to high school and high school to college, the most students come for consultation and surgery.
"Nowadays, many social platforms are flooded with advertisements put on by many medical beauty platforms, which are too strong to adjust the possible effects of the shape, and the risks involved are not mentioned. Minors are susceptible to the influence and choose plastic surgery."
Li Zhuo, director of the Beijing Zhiyin Medical Cosmetology Clinic, told the reporter of "Rules of Law Daily" that it is undeniable that the current society has become a society dominated by appearance. With the same ability and virtue, people with high appearance have more opportunities. Recruitment in many industries also requires a good image and a good temperament.
In addition, there are more and more parents of "post-80s" and "post-90s". Some of them have had plastic surgery experience themselves or are deeply confused by their appearance. They can understand their children’s choice of plastic surgery, and some even still Encourage your own children to undergo plastic surgery, so the number of young people undergoing plastic surgery is increasing.
Can minors have plastic surgery?
The "Administrative Measures for Medical Beauty Services" clearly stipulates: Before performing treatment on a medical practitioner, a practicing physician must inform the medical practitioner or relatives in writing of the indications, contraindications, medical risks and precautions for the treatment, and obtain the medical practitioner or guardian Sign and agree.
Without the consent of the guardian, no medical cosmetology project may be implemented for persons without civil capacity or with limited capacity.
Chen Zhiquan said that with the consent of the guardian, the formal medical and aesthetic institutions can perform cosmetic surgery on minors, but only a limited number of items such as double eyelid cutting.
For rhinoplasty, liposuction, mandibular angle grinding and other operations that change the contours and bone structure of the human body, even if the guardian agrees, the hospital will never do it for minors.
These operations will have an irreversible impact on minors who are in the developmental stage, and they must be performed after they reach adulthood.
So, is it reasonable for minors to undergo plastic surgery?
Chen Zhiquan believes that it is not to say that plastic surgery is equal to beauty. Plastic surgery is actually a large category, which includes burn plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, scar plastic surgery and other subjects.
Cosmetic plastic surgery is only a small branch in it, but it is in great demand.
Li Cenyan, director of the Legal Affairs Department of the China Association of Non-Public Medical Institutions, deputy director of the Aesthetic Medicine Education and Management Branch of the China Plastic Surgery Association, and director of Beijing Zhijin Law Firm, Li Cenyan, said that many young plastic surgery is not simply for beauty. But to improve some of the more obvious defects.
"For example, a few-year-old child with drooping upper eyelid or stenosis of eyelid fissure may appear to have small eyes. In fact, this is a disease; in the eyes of ordinary people, it looks like a cosmetic item, but in the eyes of doctors, it is actually a functional improvement. ."
Li Zhuo said that "being healthy and seeking beauty" is the biggest long-cherished wish of the medical beauty industry.
For people with congenital or acquired special defects (cleft lip, scars, etc.), it is of course what everyone wants to regain their confidence through plastic surgery; for non-essential items that are purely for the pursuit of beauty, doctors will also guarantee From the perspective of physical health and normal development, it is correct to persuade those seeking beauty, and to suggest the best age for surgery.
Li Cenyan said that it is not recommended to have plastic surgery just for beauty.
"Plastic surgery is surgery after all, and there may be trauma and implantation of external materials. These materials are also updated and iterated with the development of science and social progress. In many cases, materials that we think are safe today will not be safe in the future. More than 20 years Earlier, there was an implant material called Ogilvy. When implanted on the face, it will make people younger like the current hyaluronic acid. At that time, it was approved by relevant authorities, but later people discovered that this material could not be absorbed by the body. , It will become a foreign body. Some cosmetic surgery is done based on the child’s current bone condition, which is likely to affect their normal development in the future."
"Black medical beauty" accidents happen frequently
Lack of supervision and difficulty in safeguarding rights
Xiaolu (a pseudonym) of a high school student in Fujian Province accidentally saw an advertisement for a plastic surgery clinic on the Internet. He has always been more concerned about his appearance, but he has always had the intention of plastic surgery, but his family disagrees.
Through the consultation trail, I learned that this plastic surgery clinic can perform operations without the presence of a guardian, and it can also provide "beauty loans". The effect of online publicity is also very attractive.
In the end, he secretly came to this outpatient clinic without telling his parents, with a loan of more than 10,000 yuan, and underwent prosthetic rhinoplasty and ear cartilage pad nose tip surgery.
However, shortly after the operation, Xiaolu felt that his nose was swollen and became inflamed and swollen. The ears were also collapsed and deformed due to the removal of ear cartilage. When he went to this plastic surgery clinic, people were already empty.
In desperation, Xiaolu had to go to a local tertiary hospital to get the prosthesis.
"After spending so much money, not only did he not become beautiful, but he also left two scars on his ears, and he carried a debt." Xiaolu said.
The "White Paper on China's Medical Beauty Industry Insights 2020" released by iResearch shows that accidents in China's medical beauty industry occur frequently in "black medical beauty" institutions, and the average number of people injured and disabled by "black medical beauty" is about 100,000 each year, and most of them Consumer complaints and reports have nowhere to go, and it is even more difficult to defend their rights. Previously, the China Plastic Surgery Association and China Data Research Center jointly issued the "China Medical Beauty "Underground Black Needle" White Paper", saying that the number of compliant medical beauty industry practitioners in China is about There are 17,000, but the number of illegal practitioners exceeds 150,000, almost 9 times that of compliant physicians.
The "Report" shows that "black medical beauty" is mainly reflected in the four aspects of "black clinics", "black doctors", "black products" and "black apps". Specifically, it is manifested in medical aesthetics institutions with insufficient qualifications and illegal practices; true and false It is difficult to distinguish doctors, and the problem of illegal medical practice has been repeatedly prohibited; it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of medicine and equipment, and counterfeit products cause harm to consumers; medical beauty institutions with fraudulent orders and insufficient qualifications have settled in the medical beauty app.
Chen Zhiquan said that many shops under the guise of "hair salons", "nail salons" and "SPA salons" actually engage in medical beauty activities illegally. They are all illegal institutions that have not obtained relevant qualifications, and the personnel inside do not have relevant experience and qualifications.
It is understood that many consumers have been tricked into performing plastic surgery in medical and aesthetic institutions with loans. For example, a media company in Xi’an used ordinary people as free anchor artists to induce multiple contracted anchors to obtain loans for plastic surgery.
There is a gray industrial chain behind the "plastic surgery loan", and medical aesthetics institutions, lending institutions and other entities participate in it to seek benefits.
Li Zhuo said that minors have little social experience and a weak sense of safety. "Black doctors" will lobby and induce without mentioning risks. In addition, the price of "black medical beauty" is much cheaper than that of formal medical aesthetics institutions. It is easy for minors to conceal their parents’ choice to secretly undergo cosmetic surgery.
However, there is a huge safety hazard for cosmetic surgery in the "black clinic". Even the seemingly simple "hyaluronic acid injection", if it is operated by an illegal practitioner, on the one hand, it does not have the relevant qualifications, on the other hand, the products used are mostly fakes. It is not uncommon for the embolism to cause skin necrosis and blindness.
Li Cenyan reminded that if it is necessary to undergo plastic surgery, parents and minors must choose a formal medical and aesthetic institution with a medical practice license issued by the National Health Commission, or a large-scale tertiary hospital, and must be A regular practicing physician with relevant qualifications and rich experience will do it.
Strengthen the rectification of the medical beauty market
Guide the formation of a correct understanding
Plastic surgery for minors is often extremely dangerous, and a social ethos has gradually formed, and it is closely related to "black medical beauty". How should this be regulated?
Chen Zhiquan believes that for formal medical and aesthetic institutions, in order to raise the barriers to entry for plastic and cosmetic surgeons, they must standardize training and obtain corresponding qualifications before they can start practicing; for illegal medical and aesthetic institutions, they should strengthen supervision and intensify crackdowns. , Increase the cost of illegality.
It is understood that in recent years, many ministries and commissions have successively issued the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Comprehensive Supervision and Law Enforcement of Medical Beauty" and the "Notice on Printing and Distributing the Key Points of Correction of Unhealthy Trends in the Field of Medicine Purchase and Sale and Medical Services in 2020"; the National Health Commission, the State The Bureau of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the State Administration of Market Supervision and other relevant departments also regularly or irregularly conduct special inspections on medical aesthetics institutions to crack down on violations of laws and regulations by medical aesthetics institutions.
The "Report" believes that in the face of increasingly strict and improved supervision, operating in accordance with laws and regulations has become the foundation of medical aesthetics institutions.
Medical beauty institutions should put medical quality and medical safety in the first place in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, and standardize medical beauty services in accordance with relevant system standards; purchase drugs and medical equipment from enterprises with production and operation qualifications, implement a purchase inspection system, and strictly Use of toxic drugs and narcotic drugs, etc.
In response to the ongoing controversy of cosmetic surgery advertisements, the "Report" proposes that medical aesthetics institutions should carry out publicity work in accordance with the Advertising Law, "Medical Advertising Management Measures" and other regulations; and guide the public to be objective with medical aesthetics advertisements embedded with correct values Regarding plastic surgery, avoid plastic surgery and younger age-oriented advertisements, and be careful not to cause public opinion to raise aesthetic controversies.
Li Cenyan believes that parents should also pay attention to guiding their children.
"Parents should not put the desire to become beautiful on their children, or even encourage minors to undergo plastic surgery. On the other hand, they must also pay attention to the children's own demands, and cultivate their children's ability to accept themselves and healthy psychological qualities." Li Cen Rock said.
At present, in order to protect minors, my country has set clear boundaries for many of its behaviors. For example, business units of Internet service business premises must not admit minors into the business premises, and any business premises must not sell cigarettes and alcohol to minors, etc. .
Some countries also have strict regulations on cosmetic surgery for minors. For example, cosmetic surgery on minors is explicitly forbidden, parents must accompany the same for cosmetic surgery, and a certain period of thinking is required from consent to surgery. However, my country’s current laws and regulations impose restrictions on minors. There are no special rules for adult plastic surgery.
Li Cenyan believes that in addition to strengthening industry supervision, plastic surgery on minors should also be brought into the track of the rule of law.
For example, there are clear regulations on the circumstances under which minors are allowed to undergo plastic surgery, except that plastic surgery is prohibited; guardians who violate regulations, medical beauty institutions that operate in violation of regulations, institutions or individuals that illegally operate under the name of medical beauty should also be strictly regulated in accordance with laws and regulations. At the same time, so that minors can grow up healthily.