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More DIY Lightweight Medical Infrastructure
Back in May I blogged about the DIY gunshot trauma ward that some gangsters had set up in East Palo Alto... now a basement cosmetic surgery clinic has turned up in Massachusetts.
Illegal cosmetic surgery by unlicensed doctors appears to be a growing problem in the United States, and authorities have discovered similar underground clinics in California and Florida in recent years. They are especially prevalent in immigrant communities, where women may not have the money to pay for surgery from a licensed physician and where strong community networks easily circulate the names of illegal practitioners who speak the immigrants' language...
BoingBoing has full coverage (thanks David P)