Clinic turns down teen's request for skin-whitening
A BOY just out of secondary school tried to get a RM300,000($124,000) treatment at a plastic surgery clinic in Johor Baru to have his skin as white as late pop star Michael Jackson's.
China Press reported that the teenager, who is of dark complexion, wanted a skin-whitening treatment package to make himself as fair as his girlfriend.
The paper quoted clinic general manager Ungku Salim as saying that the boy had insisted on having his skin as white as Michael Jackson's despite cancer risks.
Ungku said although the teenager's father was a successful businessman and could thus afford to pay for the treatment, he was shocked when the boy asked for it to be carried out as soon as possible.
"The treatment requires us to use huge amounts of acid, and that will affect the patient's health and cause cancer," he said, adding that the clinic then advised the boy against the procedure because of the risks.
Ungku also pointed out that beauty treatment, slimming courses and plastic surgery had now become common among the working class.
However, he urged those wanting to undergo such treatments to ensure that the clinics they frequent were registered and licensed by the Health Ministry.
A BOY just out of secondary school tried to get a RM300,000($124,000) treatment at a plastic surgery clinic in Johor Baru to have his skin as white as late pop star Michael Jackson's.
China Press reported that the teenager, who is of dark complexion, wanted a skin-whitening treatment package to make himself as fair as his girlfriend.
The paper quoted clinic general manager Ungku Salim as saying that the boy had insisted on having his skin as white as Michael Jackson's despite cancer risks.
Ungku said although the teenager's father was a successful businessman and could thus afford to pay for the treatment, he was shocked when the boy asked for it to be carried out as soon as possible.
"The treatment requires us to use huge amounts of acid, and that will affect the patient's health and cause cancer," he said, adding that the clinic then advised the boy against the procedure because of the risks.
Ungku also pointed out that beauty treatment, slimming courses and plastic surgery had now become common among the working class.
However, he urged those wanting to undergo such treatments to ensure that the clinics they frequent were registered and licensed by the Health Ministry.
