CEO dies after plastic op

[Cruxx]

The mortality rate for liposuction is 1/5000. For all surgical procedures altogether, it's 1/100000. Go for liposuction at your own risk!

 

[Cruxx]

This is the paradox of efficiency. The more we outsource in the name of efficiency, the more inefficient we become. Sinkies like to outsource the nurturing of their children to maids. They shouldn't complain when their children lose their lives under the care of unrelated strangers.

 

[kopiuncle]

This is the paradox of efficiency. The more we outsource in the name of efficiency, the more inefficient we become. Sinkies like to outsource the nurturing of their children to maids. They shouldn't complain when their children lose their lives under the care of unrelated strangers.

nobody is to be blamed....the doctor who did his best....the ceo who trusted his doctor....fate and destiny we have to face....no way out...the plastic surgeons will blame the gp for incompetence and negligence.....these spastic surgeons like to kill their rivals....let the corner decide.....negligence or not.....no need to pass judgement. fate and destiny you cannot run away...time to go ..go even under the best ofhands....your time here is limited....limited...so make the best of it. time wait for no man.come lim kopi withme and i tellyou more about life- fate and destiny. no belief nevermind.

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

Lawyer for Doctor asserted that guidelines say doctor need not be around after the operation. What harebrain is that? Operation is only considered "over" when patient re-gained consciouness - does lawyer Dr Myint Soe know that? How does he like to be cut up by such doctor??

 

[Microsoft]

30 sit up a day will get him de same...or better result den dis lipo watever...y pay 2 get urself kill...haizzz

Can consider cycling if he dun like doing sit up...or better still...go kio kway twice a week...

 

[bryanlim1972]

30 sit up a day will get him de same...or better result den dis lipo watever...y pay 2 get urself kill...haizzz

Can consider cycling if he dun like doing sit up...or better still...go kio kway twice a week...

ALL people who go for plastic surgery for non-medical reasons are lazy and vain, and seek instant gratification. i would throw in weak-willed too - they can't keep up an exercise/diet regiment.

they should be made to sign a disclaimer before op: "If i die, i deserve it."

 

[Microsoft]

ALL people who go for plastic surgery for non-medical reasons are lazy and vain, and seek instant gratification. i would throw in weak-willed too - they can't keep up an exercise/diet regiment.

they should be made to sign a disclaimer before op: "If i die, i deserve it."

Got a friend who gone thru such operation...yes de sai thor is smaller after...but the flesh is so flabby...lok ok with clothes on but w/o...yike!! majiam zombies...

 

[palden]

So rich why go for FT doctor? Can go specialist ma.

 

[Cruxx]

So rich why go for FT doctor? Can go specialist ma.

Foreign talent leh. They are betterer than local doctors at Mt Elizabeth.

 

[Kuailan]

What a waste, he passed away, someone else benefitted!!

Who else?? HS!!

 

[youallhumsup]

Liposuction death: Forensic consultant agrees with autopsy findings
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 04 November 2011 2200 hrs

Two former SLA officers, Koh Seah Wee (left) and Lim Chai Meng masterminded one of the largest public-sector fraud cases in Singapore and were jailed for 22 years and 15 years respectively on Friday.-- PHOTO: SPF​

SINGAPORE: A forensic consultant has agreed with autopsy findings that a property management firm boss died from multiple punctures to his intestines following a liposuction procedure.

Dr Wee Keng Poh, a senior consultant forensic pathologist at the Health Sciences Authority (HSA), said this at an inquest into the death of 44-year-old Mr Franklin Heng, the CEO of YTL Pacific Star.

Dr Wee said that the damage to Mr Heng's intestines was likely caused by the liposuction cannula, which is a hollow steel tube used to draw fats out.

He said that this could have pierced Mr Heng's gut, and that resulted in him going into shock and subsequent death.

Dr Wee added that it was unlikely that the puncture wounds could have healed itself.

He testified that there was no evidence of multi-organ failure, or other diseases which could have contributed to Mr Heng's death.

The trial will continue next week.

-CNA/ac

 

[youallhumsup]

Liposuction death inquest enters last day
Posted: 08 November 2011 2000 hrs

SINGAPORE: An expert witness said during an inquest into the death of a property management firm CEO that Franklin Heng was so heavily sedated he could not adequately maintain his own airway.

This could have resulted in cardiac arrest and death, said anaesthesia and pain management consultant Boey Wah Keong.

Dr Boey was testifying on the last day of the inquest into the death of Mr Heng.

Mr Heng, the CEO of YTL Pacific Star, was undergoing a liposuction procedure at Reves Clinic on 30 December 2009 when he was later rushed by ambulance to Tan Tock Seng Hospital but was pronounced dead on the same day.

The inquest had heard that 35-year-old Jim Wong, the doctor who was handling Mr Heng's liposuction, had administered Propofol, a sedative, to achieve moderate sedation.

However, Dr Boey, who has a private practice in Gleneagles Hospital, said Mr Heng was under a deep level of sedation instead.

He said Mr Heng did not fully recover from the anaesthesia and was unable to maintain his airway on his own.

This could have led to airway obstruction and asphyxiation, resulting in cardiac arrest.

Dr Boey also noted Propofol is a potent anaesthetic drug where there is a narrow difference between an effective and toxic dose.

He said "Propofol could be your best friend or your worst enemy".

In an autopsy, Mr Heng was found to have multiple penetrating wounds to his intestines and stomach.

Dr Boey said the deep sedation may have masked the pain when Mr Heng's abdominal wall was penetrated.

He added the VASER liposuction was "not a very painful procedure" and that the deep sedation was probably unnecessary.

Dr Boey also said the monitoring of Mr Heng was inadequate during and after surgery.

State Coroner Victor Yeo will make known his findings on 4 January next year.

- CNA/wk

 

[youallhumsup]

"Eh how come got photos of two SLA officers? How did they get themselves into this??? Funny sia...."


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[Rogue Trader]

Liposuction death: Forensic consultant agrees with autopsy findings
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 04 November 2011 2200 hrs

Two former SLA officers, Koh Seah Wee (left) and Lim Chai Meng masterminded one of the largest public-sector fraud cases in Singapore and were jailed for 22 years and 15 years respectively on Friday.-- PHOTO: SPF​

"Eh how come got photos of two SLA officers? How did they get themselves into this??? Funny sia...."
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wahaha maybe it's because they sucked the fats out of SLA!​

 

[chowka]

"Liposuction death" findings unveiled
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 04 January 2012 1736 hrs

SINGAPORE: The State Coroner has ruled that property management firm boss Franklin Heng died from asphyxia due to airway obstruction following a liposuction procedure.

Mr Victor Yeo described the procedure, which was handled by 35-year-old Dr Jim Wong, as "perplexing, cumbersome and unsatisfactory".

He agreed with anaesthesia and pain management consultant Boey Wah Keong's previous testimony on several points.

Dr Boey was one of 17 witnesses, including six medical experts, who testified during the inquest, which started in October last year.

Forty-four-year-old Mr Heng, the former CEO of YTL Pacific Star REIT Management, underwent the procedure at Reves Clinic on 30 December 2009.

He suffered multiple penetrating wounds to his intestines and stomach, and was rushed by ambulance to Tan Tock Seng Hospital but was pronounced dead on the same day.

The inquest had heard Dr Wong had administered Propofol, a sedative, to achieve moderate sedation.

However, Dr Boey, who has a private practice at Gleneagles Hospital, had earlier said Mr Heng was under a deep level of sedation.

Mr Yeo agreed with this, adding Mr Heng was in "deep sedation almost to the point of general anaesthesia".

He also said both Dr Wong and Dr Zhu Xiu Chun, who assisted him in the procedure, failed to recognise the state of their patient.

The court also heard Mr Heng suffered multiple punctures to his intestines which was "inadvertently caused" by the probes and cannula, which is a hollow steel tube used to draw fats out.

Dr Wong told reporters after the hearing he was "deeply sorry" and sent his condolences to Mr Heng's family who were present in court on Wednesday.

A pre-trial conference will also be held later this month.

A civil suit is expected to take place in March this year.

- CNA/wk

 

[chowka]

"You just have to look at the number of losers in this forum. All no life. So free one!"

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[chowka]

Liposuction death: Clinic renamed Yume Aesthetic and Medical Clinic

Published on Jan 5, 2012

Dr Jim Wong Meng Hang (left) and Dr Zhu Xiu Chun (right), also known as Dr Myint Myint Kyi, at the court on 28 Oct 2011. It seemed like business as usual on Wednesday at the clinic where Mr Franklin Heng underwent liposuction shortly before he died. Now called Yume Aesthetic and Medical Clinic, the private practice is owned and run by Dr Jim Wong and Dr Zhu Xiu Chun. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

By Elizabeth Soh

It seemed like business as usual on Wednesday at the clinic where Mr Franklin Heng underwent liposuction shortly before he died.

Now called Yume Aesthetic and Medical Clinic, the private practice is owned and run by Dr Jim Wong and Dr Zhu Xiu Chun.

These are the same two doctors who were involved in the 2009 operation to remove fat from Mr Heng's back. Then it was called Reves Clinic.

On Wednesday, State Coroner Victor Yeo found that the 44-year-old property firm chief executive was sedated so heavily that he later suffocated.

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.​

 

[chowka]

Doctors gave liposuction patient too much sedative: Coroner
Heavily sedated man eventually died from effects of asphyxia

Published on Jan 5, 2012

State Coroner Victor Yeo's 63-page findings cast doubt on the credibility of Dr Jim Wong as well as that of Dr Zhu Xiu Chun (above) - also known as Dr Myint Myint Kyi - who played a supporting role in the operation that resulted in the death of property management firm boss Franklin Heng. -- ST PHOTOS: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Selina Lum

Liposuction patient Franklin Heng suffocated after doctors gave him too much sedative during the operation, a coroner found on Wednesday.

The property management firm boss was meant to have been conscious during the procedure to remove fat from his back and abdomen.

But in fact, he was given such a big dose of propofol - the controversial sedative that killed singer Michael Jackson - that the effect was almost like a general anaesthetic.

BACKGROUND STORY

State Coroner Victor Yeo on Dr Wong and Dr Zhu​

• On why neither Dr Wong nor Dr Zhu detected that Mr Heng was repeatedly inflicted with injuries

'In my view, this was probably a case where the dose of propofol was increased whenever the patient was responding to painful stimulation. Not only did this mask the patient's response to the perforations during the procedure, but it had also resulted in the patient drifting into a state of sedation that was deeper than the intended 'light' to 'moderate' sedation, without the two doctors realising it.'

• On the doctors' claim that the dose of propofol was adjusted throughout the procedure and that a total of 60ml was given

'Having seen and heard the testimonies of both witnesses, I do come to the view that the doctors' evidence on the titration of the propofol and the total amount of propofol administered to the patient was obviously tailored and an afterthought.'

• On the inconsistencies between Dr Wong's account in court and what he had earlier told the police about the sedation given to Mr Heng, and Dr Zhu's role

'It was evident that Dr Wong had not given any meaningful thought or shown any serious appreciation to the sedation that was given to the patient, at least not until after the police started to focus the investigations on the role of propofol and the anaesthetic complication as a possible cause of death.
Therefore, I have serious reservations about accepting the evidence of Dr Wong and Dr Zhu, especially with regard to the monitoring of the patient during the procedure, and treated their evidence with caution.'

• On Dr Wong's nurse, Ms Hong Jieying, who often paused while answering straightforward questions and claimed not to remember important facts

'Having carefully observed Ms Hong's demeanour in court... I do form the impression that Ms Hong was less than forthcoming in her testimony for reasons best known to her.'

• On Dr Zhu's memory

'I was incredulous that she could recall the sequence of titration as well as the level of propofol titrated during the entire procedure, when no contemporaneous record was ever made of the number of times the propofol was adjusted and the level titrated.'

He was so heavily sedated, he was unable to protest when Dr Jim Wong, 36, accidentally punctured his intestines 13 times.

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Cruxx]

Foreign talent Is Myint Myint Kyi related to Shi Ming Yi? Anyone got inside info?