THE surgeon who was reportedly scheduled to give a TV star a mommy makeover is not board certified, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal.
Dr. Zachary Okhah is a licensed medical doctor in Florida, but the Board of American Plastic Surgery said it has not certified him as a specialist in the field.
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Okhah's name made headlines after the tragic death of Wild 'N Out star Ms Jacky Oh.
Oh, mother to three young children with comedian DC Young Fly, was found unresponsive in a Miami hotel on May 31.
First responders raced her to the hospital, where she died before midnight, according to the Miami Police Department.
Though her cause of death remains under investigation, a now-deleted Instagram post sparked serious concern among her mourning fans.
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The social media personality posted a photo of herself smiling with Dr. Zach in a hospital gown and discussed how excited she was about the procedure.
The deleted post captured by Hollywood Unlocked reads: "Getting ready for my mommy makeover with Dr. Zach!! Stay tuned to my YouTube for the full reveal."
Dr. Zach operates out of PH-1 Miami and frequently posts results of his renowned liposuction techniques and Brazilian Butt Lifts on Instagram.
The BBL is a cosmetic procedure that involves moving fat from other areas of the body to the butt to give women a more curvy frame.
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An increasing number of women, including new moms, appear to be going under the knife to keep up with trendybeautystandards that glorifyInstagram-friendly faces and hourglass figures.
However, the popular procedure involves serious risk as an estimated one in 3,000 patients dies either on the table or not long after, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
According to the Board of American Plastic Surgery, Dr. Zach is not a board-certified plastic surgeon.
The Board said that he is eligible for certification if he completed the required specialty training courses and passed a series of examinations administered by the Board.
A spokesperson with the plastic surgery board confirmed that it is legal to perform plastic surgery procedures with just a medical license, but experts highly recommend seeing doctors who go through the certification process.
Board-certified surgeon Dr. David Shafer said that he's seen countless cases of botched patients who went overseas or saw less expensive physicians.
Shafer, who runs a large plastic surgery operation inManhattan, said that liposuction, especially the BBL, can be incredibly dangerous for those who aren't well-versed in the field.
"What you're doing is taking fat and re-injecting it into the butt," he said.
"If it's injected in the wrong place, you can actually inject it inadvertently into one of the blood vessels of the body."
While it's unclear what Jacky Oh's mommy makeover entailed, Dr. Shafer told The U.S. Sun that fat transfer is often part of the procedures.
When fat is placed into a vessel, it can travel to the heart or brain and act like a blood clot, which can immediately be catastrophic.
While all surgeries come with an inherent risk, Shafer strongly encouraged the BBL curious to see a board-certified surgeon to mitigate potential disasters.
When asked about getting procedures such as the BBL from non-certified physicians, Dr. Shafer said: "Any doctor can call themselves a cosmetic surgeon - there is no regulation about this.
"A true plastic surgeon is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
"Board-certified plastic surgeons are required to have hospital privileges and accredited operating facilities in their offices if they are going to perform surgery in their office. This is for patient safety.
"Someone performing a surgery in an office should have privilegesto perform that same surgery in the hospital.
"However, what happens behind closed doors in offices is not strictly regulated, so many non-plastic surgeons get away with pushing the limit of what they are doing in their office and non-accreditedspaces."
The Board issued a warning for the BBL curious and said patients should take care to pick the strongest candidate for procedures.
"The Board strongly encourages consumers to do their due diligence when researching which plastic surgeon to use," a spokesperson told The U.S. Sun.
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The U.S. Sun repeatedly contacted Dr. Zach for comment but his office said that he is not speaking to any outlets at this time.
Messages sent to him on Instagram went unanswered.
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