Police yesterday arrested a 56-year-old woman who claimed to be a doctor and performs body enhancement surgery inside her house in barangay Kinasang-an, Cebu City.
The operation against Gloria Rabor stemmed from the complaints of two of her clients who underwent butt enhancement but suffered infection.
The two sought the help of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG-7) a few days ago.
They even showed their infected buttocks.
One of the complainants told reporters that they complained to Rabor after they noticed that the surgery was a failure.
Rabor allegedly told them to just apply Malabar nightshade locally known as alugbati on the infected areas.
Rabor refused to comment about her arrest and even scolded the media saying she does not want to be bothered.
Rabor’s victims, aged 34 and 37, are from Bohol. They asked their names to be withheld as their husbands were unaware about what happened. One of them is a wife of a foreigner while the husband of the other complainant also works abroad.
CIDG seized several medical equipment during the raid. The marked money worth P1,500 was also recovered.
Chief Insp. Fermin Armendarez III said one of the complainants went to Rabor’s clinic in the pretense of paying her balance of P7,000.
After the suspect accepted the money, she signaled to the authorities who were quick to enter the clinic and arrest Rabor.
Armendarez said Rabor will be charged for violation of Republic Act 2382 or The Medical Act of 1959.
She will also be facing estafa charges for violation of Article 315 of Revised Penal Code (RPC).
Armendarez said Rabor failed to show documents to prove that her business is legitimate.
CIDG will check with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to determine if Rabon is really a doctor.
She allegedly collects P60,000 as professional fee for buttocks enhancement and P11,000 for nose lifting to be done in three sessions./CORRESPONDENT CHITO O. ARAGON