The Medical Freedom Channel

“The young Brazilian women said they got the telephone number and address from friends, who got them from other friends. They were told to call a woman named Celia who could set up an appointment for cosmetic surgery in a Framingham basement. And they were told to bring cash, as much as $3,000. Over the last several years, according to law enforcement officials and customers, a Brazilian couple ran an illegal cosmetic surgery clinic from a condominium, sedating patients with prescription drugs in order to perform stomach-reducing liposuction, to plump women’s lips, and to sculpt their noses. Prosecutors said that the couple, Luiz Carlos Ribeiro and his wife, Ana Maria Miranda Ribeiro, both 49, had traveled between Brazil and Massachusetts, and are here on a 30-day work visa.” (08/01/06)