Florida has signed a law green-lighting the strictest rules on plastic surgery in the country after an investigation exposed eight surgery-related deaths at the same group of clinics in the past six years.
Governor Ron DeSantis passed the bill on Tuesday in a bid to crack down on rogue clinics and the soaring number of people flying to the Sunshine State, particularly to Miami, for nips and tucks.
As of January, state officials will be able to ban or suspend a clinic at-will if they determine they are putting people in danger.
'More than anything, it is something for the victims and their families to look at and… know that this legislation will save future lives,' Flores said, according to USA Today.
Plastic surgery and tourism are incredibly lucrative businesses. But the climbing rate of deaths has been a thorn in the side of lawmakers and surgeons in Florida
Florida has long been a destination for people undergoing surgery - from hip replacements to breast augmentations.
Not only can you recuperate on the beach, the medical costs are some of the cheapest in the country.
For example, in Miami, the average knee replacement costs $27,000, compared to $57,000 in Sacramento, California.
The same is true for plastic surgery - a Brazilian butt lift (BBL), for example, can cost as little as $4,000, rather than $8,000 to $10,000
