Rajee Narinesingh just wanted a more feminine face and couldn’t afford a licensed surgeon.
On the recommendation of people in her community, she went to Oneal Ron Morris, a woman who operated without a license in homes and apartments in South Florida. The injections cost a fraction of what a specialist charges, and Rajee thought she would finally achieve the look she dreamed of without spending a fortune.
According to investigators, the mixture Morris used included cement, mineral oil, and Fix-a-Flat, the aerosol used to repair flat tires. She sealed the injection sites with Super Glue.
Years later, Rajee’s face was still deformed: lumpy cheeks, an altered chin, and a swollen lip. A surgeon in Coral Gables explained that correcting it would cost thousands of dollars, compared with the 200 or 300 the injections had cost.
They later performed procedures to remove some of the hardened material from her face. In one of the operations, they managed to extract a mass of cement roughly the size of a golf ball.
Rajee’s case became a warning about underground cosmetic procedures and the consequences they can have when performed by unlicensed people using substances not intended to be injected into the body.
