The Quebec Association of Infectious Microbiologists and the Quebec Association of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Specialists ask people who have had cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic in recent months to pay close attention to any signs of infection, and warn those who are thinking of getting cosmetic surgery in this southern country.

ASCPEQ welcomes the recommendations made by the aesthetic medicine working group of the Collège des médecins du Québec and hopes that these recommendations will be heard and applied.

Silicone gel breast implants are used worldwide for cosmetic purposes and are approved in Canada by the government agency Health Canada, whose role is to ensure, on the basis of evidence, that medical devices are safe and effective before being offered to Canadians.

Faced with an increase in cases of complications and suboptimal results following cosmetic surgeries performed abroad, specialists in plastic and aesthetic surgery in Quebec are keen to warn the population against this form of medical tourism.

The plastic and aesthetic surgery clinics, members of the Association of Specialists in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery of Quebec (ASCPEQ) have all obtained a permit from a specialized medical center (CMS) in addition to meeting the standards of recognized accreditation bodies.

The Association of Specialists in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery of Quebec (ASCPEQ), the Association of Radiologists of Quebec, the Association of Radio-Oncologists of Quebec and surgeons oncologists agree to denounce this technique which consists in removing fat cells in an area of ​​the body by liposuction and then inject it into the breasts.