As we have discussed in previous posts, Pennsylvania residents expect that the appropriate steps will be taken by medical professionals to keep patients safe from harm when seeking their assistance. This is true regardless of the reason the medical assistance is being sought. But what if the person you have gone to for a medical procedure is not actually a medical professional?

A transgendered woman posing as a doctor has been arrested after a woman, who was her patient, came forward to report injuries she sustained due to injections she received in her buttocks. The woman who was arrested reportedly injected the other woman's rear several times with a combination of cement, flat-tire sealant, and mineral oil. The patient, seeking to create a fuller figure, reportedly paid $700 for the series of injections.

The woman posing as a doctor injected herself with the concoction as well.

Not long after receiving the injections, the woman became ill and sought assistance at a hospital a few times. She complained of serious pain, sores and symptoms similar to those experienced when sick with the flu. Though she refused to disclose the reason for these symptoms, the Department of Health was eventually called in and the story came out.

The victim in this case is currently not able to work due to the pain she is experiencing. She has had surgery and is recovering.

The woman who provided the injections is of course not a licensed physician and was charged with serious bodily injury and practicing medicine without a license. Officials suspect that there may be more people who received the same procedure but are not coming forward because they are too embarrassed.

Source: CBS News, "Cops: Fake doc injected woman's buttocks with cement," Nov. 21, 2011