Police in Barcelona have arrested a 63 year old man who allegedly passed himself off as a cosmetic surgeon and carried out the surgery in filthy conditions in his home. Three dogs, a cat and a parrot lived with him in his flat in the El Raval area of the city.
He is said to have performed breast and buttock implants for between 250 and 500 €, and injected liquid silicone with a type of instrument which is normally used by vets on animals. The instrument uses reusable needles, but officers found no facilities for sterilising them on the premises. Another concern is that the liquid silicone used on patients is not of the type which can be injected.His patients came from all over Spain, and he was due to operate on a woman from Madrid on the day he was taken into custody, last Friday. He had another appointment booked for the Sunday.Juan P.L. does not have a licence to practice medicine and is understood to have a history of similar offences in the past. His arrest came about from a complaint from a doctor in the Basque Country regarding a breast implant performed on a patient.
The bogus doctor has been remanded to custody for a public health crime and another charge of the unauthorised practice of a profession.
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