Tamil Nadu state health department launched a cosmetic surgery clinic in a government medical college offering free breast implants surgery.
The clinic in Stanley Medical College aims to provide the poor in Tamil Nadu an opportunity to avail of ‘beauty treatment’ that is restricted to the rich and wealthy.
Health minister C Vijaya Baskar said: “If we don’t offer, women opting for breast implants may opt for dangerous methods or take huge loans for it.”
According to a health Index report, jointly prepared by the World Bank and Niti Aayog, Tamil Nadu has the third best healthcare facilities in the country, after Kerala and Punjab, but critics questioned whether the state can afford to ignore basic healthcare and incur expenses on cosmetic surgeries.
