Dr. Monica Kapoor : Cosmetic surgery is not the only reason of superstar Sridevi’s death

The untimely death of megastar Sridevi due to a cardiac arrest took everyone into a shock. The 54-year old actress, who dominated the cinema in the 80s, went to Dubai to be a part of a family wedding. There have been widespread speculations about the unexpected death, with many experts and doctors alleging innumerable cosmetic surgeries that she underwent.

Toxic doses of local anesthetic that are administered during the surgery are said to be the major cause behind sudden cardiac arrests. However, Dr. Monika Kapoor holds contradictory views about the same. Condemning the ideology that completely blames the surgery and medical treatments as the cause behind, Dr. Monika – who is a cosmetic surgeon herself, says, “Cosmetic surgeries could not be the only reason for someone’s sudden death. We can’t blame medical procedures for such disaster, but the reason behind getting these cosmetic surgeries, i. e constant mental and social stress to look at their best could be blamed to an extent.”

Elaborating further, she said, “If cosmetic surgeries were responsible for such death then, this could have happened long back in the past. Sridevi had undergone such surgeries in her early 40s as well.”

Citing the example of Michael Jackson, Monika explained, “Prominent personalities like MJ underwent different cosmetic procedures and surgeries but nowhere in the world, surgical societies / medical societies blamed the cause of sudden death to these surgeries.”

Dr. Monica also gave reference of other surgeries people undergo, and which are neither harmful. “People sometimes need multiple surgeries for tumour removal or for a complete cure, but that doesn’t kill them. The constant social and mental stress to look picture perfect is the main culprit behind it and not these surgeries. So I believe the reason behind the surgeries I.e society or family pressure to maintain the status and profile, might have caused the sad demise of our the most iconic stars of all times.

कॉस्मेटिक सर्जरी सुपरस्टार श्रीदेवी की मौत का एकमात्र कारण नहीं : डॉ मोनिका कपूर

ह्रदय के दौरे के कारण मेगास्टार श्रीदेवी की असामयिक मृत्यु ने सभी को सदमे में ले लिया है। 54 वर्षीय अभिनेत्री, जो 80 केदशक में सिनेमा पर राज कर रही थी, एक पारिवारिक शादी का हिस्सा बनने के लिए दुबई गए थे। अप्रत्याशित मौत के बारे मेंव्यापक अटकलें हैं, कई विशेषज्ञों और डॉक्टरों ने उन कई कॉस्मेटिक सर्जरी का आरोप लगाया है जो उन्होंने अपने कार्यकाल केदौरान करवायी थी।

उनकी कॉस्मेटिक सर्जरी और टॉक्सिस दोसेस को श्रीदेवी के ह्रदय दौरे का मुख्य कारण माना जा रहा है पर इस बारे में डॉमोनिका कपूर का मानना कुछ और है। डॉ. मोनिका जो खुद कॉस्मेटिक सर्जन है उनका कहना है, “कॉस्मेटिक सर्जरी किसी केआकस्मिक निधन का इकलौता कारण नहीं हो सकता। हम इसके लिए चिकित्सा प्रक्रियाओं को दोषी नहीं ठहरा सकते हैं परन्तुकॉस्मेटिक सर्जरी करवाने के पीछे की वजह जैसे निरंतर मानसिक और सामाजिक तनाव, अथवा उनके सर्वश्रेष्ठ देखने की एकहद को दोषी ठहराया जा सकता है। ”

आगे बताते हुए, उन्होंने कहा, “यदि कॉस्मेटिक सर्जरी ऐसी मौत के लिए जिम्मेदार होती, तो यह अतीत में बहुत समय पहले होसकता था। श्रीदेवी इस तरह के सर्जरी अपने जीवन के पहले भी करवा चुकी थीं”।

माइकल जैक्सन के उदाहरण का हवाला देते हुए, मोनिका ने समझाया, “एम.जे. जैसे प्रमुख व्यक्तियों ने विभिन्न कॉस्मेटिकप्रक्रियाओं और सर्जरी करवाई, लेकिन दुनिया में कहीं शल्य चिकित्सा समितियों / चिकित्सा समितियों ने इन सर्जरीओं कोअचानक मौत का कारण नहीं बताया।”

डॉ. मोनिका अन्य सर्जरी के बारे में भी बताते है जो हानिकारक नहीं हैं। उनका कहना है  “लोगों को कभी-कभी ट्यूमर हटाने यासंपूर्ण इलाज के लिए कई सर्जरी की आवश्यकता होती है, लेकिन यह उनको नहीं मारता है। खुद की तस्वीर को सामाज में सहीदिखने के लिए लगातार सामाजिक और मानसिक तनाव इस सर्जरी के पीछे मुख्य कारण है, इसलिए मेरा मानना है कि सर्जरीकरवाने के पीछे कारण समाज या पारिवारिक दबाव, दर्जा और प्रोफ़ाइल बनाए रखना होता है। यही दबाव हमारे सबसे प्रतिष्ठितसितारों के दुखद निधन का उनका कारण बन जाते है।

———-Vipul Sipani | MEDIA MONSTER