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Avoid plastic surgeries, Expert warns

Avoid plastic surgeries, Expert warns
By Olasunkanmi Onifade
Surgery
Abuja, Jan. 31, 2019 (NAN) Dr Biodun Ogungbo, a Neurological Surgeon with a private hospital in Abuja, has warned Nigerians to avoid unsafe plastic surgery to prevent risking their health.
Ogungbo gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday.
“Recently, there has been a rash of complications following plastic surgery in Abuja.
“Many patients going to have liposuction or indeed fat transfers to have a bigger butt have ended up with massive infections and even a stroke in one case,” he said.
Ogungbo said cheap surgery was not synonymous with good or safe surgery.
He said the cheap, unsafe operations further erode the confidence in local practice.
“It is very difficult to lose a bad reputation, even if it is unjustified. The bad news travel far and wide and it forces more Nigerians to consider medical tourism.
“Anyway, the disappointment dissipated very fast, as we got to grips with clients who appreciate the worth of providing local solutions right here in the heart of the nation.
“Clients who are prepared to pay a fair price for solutions here in Nigeria. Many know full well that the cost of surgery in Nigeria is a fraction of what it costs going abroad,” Ogungbo said.
He said one of the reasons why surgeries were expensive was the deployment of human and material resources to ensure the success of the operation.
“We need to be able to cover all bases and not cut corners, if we want to achieve a good outcome.
“This is an increasingly recurring decimal where clients want the best but will not pay for it,’’ Ogungbo said.
He however said there was need to continue to provide a safe environment for the patient, saying that Nigerians should ensure they go to reputable surgeon who knows what is required. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Unsafe abortions killing women, damaging wombs in Nigeria – Gynaecologist

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Blessing Odega

Abortions

Jos, Aug. 9, 2017 (NAN) Dr. Godwin Akaba, a Gynaecologist with the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, has described as “alarming”, the rate of deaths caused by unsafe abortions in the country.

Akaba told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos that many lives were lost on a daily basis to crude abortions, and described the trend as “scary”.

The expert said that many of those who survived often suffer acute complications such as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), which could lead to secondary infertility, systemic infection and ectopic pregnancies.

“Some women even remain maimed for life by the instruments used to procure the abortion,” he said.

Akaba, who quoted a report from a survey conducted by Guttmacher, a U.S.-based research institute, lamented that 40 per cent of women, who undergo unsafe abortion in Nigeria, experience severe complications.

He explained that the complications around the pelvic, if left untreated or poorly treated, could lead to the blockage of the Fallopian tube resulting into infertility.

“When the infection spreads through the Fallopian tubes and ovaries, PID may develop; that could lead to chronic pelvic pain, bilateral tubal occlusion due to scars formed around the uterus, and secondary infertility,” he explained.

He defined secondary infertility as failure to conceive again, after an established pregnancy.

“Based on research, 20 to 30 per cent of unsafe abortion procedures result in reproductive tract infections which lead to secondary infertility.

“Unless the tubes are unblocked via surgery, the chances of conception are very slim because the Fallopian tube serves as a passage for the ovum (egg cell) from the ovary to the uterus, where it meets with the sperm for fertilization.

“Tubal blockage is what essentially leads to infertility; even if it does not lead to the complete blockage of the Fallopian tube, it could make the endometrium (the lining of the uterus were the fetus stays) very hostile and predispose the woman to recurrent miscarriage,” he said.

He defined PID as an infection of the female reproductive organ, ascending from the outer urinary tract into the inner urinary tract.

“This occurs when infection spreads upwards through the genital tract, causing damage to the Fallopian tubes and ovaries,” he said.

According to him, PID is one of the most serious complications of unsafe abortions and sexually transmitted disease in women.

He said that it could also lead to ectopic pregnancy where a fetus grows outside the womb and, if not detected early, could lead to the death of the mother.

Akaba attributed the alarming rates of unsafe abortion to Nigeria’s restrictive laws which prohibited induced abortion, except when the life of the mother was in danger.

“The situation has forced many women to patronize quacks which has often proved to be dangerous,” he said. (NAN)

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Edited by Ephraims Sheyin