Kuwaiti MPs suggest banning plastic surgery… and tweeters mock

Five deputies in the Kuwaiti National Assembly proposed a law banning plastic surgery and tattoos in clinics and health centers, which sparked controversy and ridicule on social media.

Representatives: Muhammad Hayef, Hamdan Al-Azmi, Fahd Al-Masoud, Muhammad Al-Mutair, and Hamad Al-Obeid submitted a proposal for a law regulating the procedure of plastic surgery.

The proposal also stipulates that plastic surgery may not be performed without approval from the special committee for examining applications for plastic surgery, and a committee for examining plastic surgery applications will be established in the Ministry of Health, according to local media.

They also demanded the importance of notifying the Ministry of the Interior before and after the plastic surgery on the face and fingers, and imprisoning the violator for a period not exceeding five years and a fine of not less than 1,000 dinars.

The proposal sparked a state of controversy in the country, as the hashtag #plastic_surgeries_5_years_imprisonment was published on social networking sites among Kuwaitis, between supportive and sarcastic.

Mughreed indicated that the aim of this proposal is so that there is no tampering with the fingerprint, and that the image on the card or in the passport be identical to the face.

Others complained about the deputies ignoring the people’s demands and preoccupation with such issues.

Another said: “I suggest that they add a 5-year filer to the proposal with work and access… the resurfacing process is 15 years with work and access… liposuction and sculpting execution.”