Nose jobs are essential! Beverly Hills resumes plastic surgeries amid coronavirus pandemic after Gov. Newsom lifts ban on elective procedures
- California Governor Gavin Newsom lifted a ban on elective surgeries last week
- The City will now fall under State and County guidelines, which do not prohibit elective procedures, but rather encourage their suspension
- Beverly Hills City Council voted 4-1 to repeal their March 16 moratorium and now Botox and nose jobs are available once again
- One doctor said: 'People need these procedures because it helps them feel better and feeling better is very important right now'
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
Beverly Hills plastic surgeons are resuming cosmetic procedures throughout the coronavirus pandemic after California Governor Gavin Newsom lifted a ban on elective surgeries.
A city moratorium on elective medical, dental and surgical procedures was put in place March 16 to curb the spread of COVID-19.
But last Wednesday the state was given the go-ahead to allow health care workers to return to hospitals to perform heart valve replacements, angioplasty and tumor removals, as well as key preventive care services such as colonoscopies.
Although the governor advised against using it as an opportunity to carry out non-essential surgeries, some doctors are preparing for the likes of rhinoplasties and breast augmentations once again after the Beverly Hills City Council voted to repeal their moratorium on elective surgeries and cosmetic procedures.
Beverly Hills City Council voted to repeal their moratorium on elective surgeries and cosmetic procedures which allows for nose jobs and Botox (stock image)
Dr. Arash Moradzadeh, who is opening his practice and said: 'People need these procedures because it helps them feel better and feeling better is very important right now when we're taking such a psychological impact of being stuck at home or losing our jobs'
'The City will now fall under State and County guidelines, which do not prohibit elective procedures, but rather encourage their suspension,' a statement from the City of Beverly Hills read.
'While Botox may not be as important we can still conduct that in a very safe manner. People need these procedures because it helps them feel better and feeling better is very important right now when we're taking such a psychological impact of being stuck at home or losing our jobs,' Dr. Arash Moradzadeh, who is opening his practice.
He expressed that he does believe that the 'essential life-saving surgeries are the key and most important factors', however.
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Dr. Moradzadeh reassured the public that his clinic is has plenty of personal protective equipment on the way and he has changed the way they do business in order to open up again.
He wants patients to get tested for COVID-19 before they're cleared to have surgery. He also wants them to stay in quarantine for seven days before and after surgery. People are not allowed to use the waiting room anymore.
The doctor is resuming cosmetics procedures because 'things are never gonna really be the same' and it could take a long time for the arrival of a vaccine or to eradicate coronavirus.
Dr. Moradzadeh reassured the public that his clinic is has plenty of personal protective equipment and he has changed the way they do business in order to open up again
He wants patients to get tested for COVID-19 before they're cleared to have surgery. He also wants them stay in quarantine for seven days before and after surgery. People are not allowed to use the waiting room
'We've taken a lot of measures to make sure safety is at the top, starting with infrared thermometers where we scan all of our employees as well as every patient before they enter our office,' Moradzadeh told Fox 11. 'We do telephone pre-screening beforehand asking them key questions.
'We're not going to take any unnecessary risks. We're going to do what we can to make the transition smooth and safe.'
Even when his business does reopen, fewer patients will be seen so they can ensure thorough cleaning.
'There's not going to be that many appointments available. We're spreading things out very, very wide because we have a sanitation protocol that is taking place,' the doctor explained.
Councilmember John Mirisch, the former Mayor of Beverly Hills, was the only one to oppose repealing the moratorium when the council voted 4-1 in favor.
He is hoping Newsom will amend his decision at a state level.
Councilmember John Mirisch, the former Mayor of Beverly Hills, was the only one to oppose repealing the moratorium when the council voted 4-1 in favor
He is hoping Governor Gavin Newsom will amend his decision to allow elective surgeries at a state level
'It's bad policy and it's irresponsible. The motion was made to just basically rescind the protections we've taken more than a month ago and open up those floodgates. Not only does it send the wrong message, it's just the wrong thing to do at this time I think,' said Mirisch.
'I was absolutely supportive of angioplasty, tumor removal, heart valve replacement, those sort of medically necessary procedures. What I do have a problem with is allowing purely elective cosmetic surgery so rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, Botox, that sort of thing.
'I don't think people need Botox now. I think that can wait. I don't think people need liposuction. I don't think people need face jobs especially when you're supposed to be covering your face.'
California was one of the first states with confirmed coronavirus cases. As of Thursday it was the fifth most affected state with over 49,000 cases and 1,970 deaths.
Los Angeles County, which includes the City of Beverly Hills, has the highest number of cases (22,560) and the majority of deaths (1,065).
'We're not doing well in the county when it comes to our infection rate. We're [Beverly Hills] actually the fourth most infectious city in all of LA County and so you can argue maybe it's because it's an older population but that's all the more reason to take precautions I would suggest,' Mirisch continued to Fox 11.
'We didn't take any specific measures to ensure that surgery centers and medical buildings that will be seeing increased traffic now have higher standards of hygiene, or cleaning or other safety measures,' he added.
