”New face”... Secret plastic surgery clinic for criminals uncovered in Philippines

A clandestine clinic has been uncovered in the Philippines providing plastic surgery to criminals who want to completely change their faces to avoid police pursuit.
According to the BBC on the 10th (local time), the Philippine police conducted a raid in Pasay City near Manila in May.
The police arrested three Vietnamese and Chinese doctors, one Chinese pharmacist, and one Vietnamese nurse for engaging in unlicensed medical practices at a secret hospital.
At the time, hair transplant equipment, dental implants, and skin whitening drips were discovered at the hospital.
It was discovered that these devices were used to perform surgery on Chinese online gambling bureau employees operating illegally in the Philippines. The secret hospitals did not go through procedures such as verifying the identity of their customers, and
It has been revealed that the Philippines has offered plastic surgery to gang members to help them avoid investigations.
"Criminals can create a completely new person through plastic surgery," said John Cascio, a professor of plastic surgery at the University of California, San Diego, who is also a professor of plastic surgery at the University of California, San Diego. "These clinics don't even ask for identification, so patients can be fugitives or illegal immigrants."
On the 6th, an unlicensed lawmaker operating a Chinese online gambling den near Manila was arrested, and at least eight people believed to be Chinese were found in two of the buildings.
He jumped off the floor and escaped. Meanwhile, the number of Chinese online gambling establishments and overseas gaming operators targeting Chinese customers, who are prohibited from gambling, has increased explosively in the Philippines since around 2016.
According to investigators, crimes such as telephone and online fraud, illegal immigration, and human trafficking have been committed at these establishments.