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A Brazilian man ended up at the emergency room last week, after
attempting to perform a rhinoplasty on himself, using YouTube tutorials
and super glue.
You can find all sorts of DIY tutorials on YouTube these days, and that
apparently includes nose surgery as well. However, just because someone
says you don’t have to be a doctor to perform an operation, especially
if it’s on yourself doesn’t make it a good idea. Unfortunately, one Sao
Paolo man actually tried to do his own rhinoplasty using a YouTube video
as a guide and ended up at the Campo Limpo Emergency Care Unit with an
infected wound. The man told doctors that he did not use any gloves to
perform the procedure and didn’t clean the wound as not to open his
stitches.
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The man, whose name has not been revealed by the hospital, told doctors
at the nose, throat and ears department that he got the idea to do his
own nose surgery on YouTube, and that he used rubbing alcohol to
disinfect the area, and veterinary anesthetic to numb the pain. After he
was done “operating”, he used self-absorbing thread and superglue to
close the wound.
“His sheet clarifies that, after being welcomed by the mental health
medical team, the patient underwent care by the oral and maxillofacial
team (BMF), which carried out the cleaning of the wound, dressing and
guidance on the necessary care,” a hospital press release read. “The
patient was discharged from the hospital on the same day, in addition to
being referred for a return visit with the BMF specialty.”
The would-be surgeon showed up at the hospital on July 21st, but his
case was only disclosed by the media yesterday. It is now shining a
spotlight on the so-called “home rhinoplasty” videos that allegedly
teach people how to make their noses smaller or thinner. Doctors warn
that such amateur surgical procedures can, in addition to causing the
opposite effect to the desired one, lead to death.
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The Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery (SBCP) also published a warning
statement on its official website, clarifying that rhinoplasty, “in
addition to being an exclusively medical act, requires specialization
and qualifications to perform”.
Interestingly, this isn’t the first time someone performed surgery on
themselves. In 2016, an English engineer operated on himself after being
put on a long waiting list.
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