February 15, 2010
I remember reading with great interest, about procedures that weren’t all that common a few years ago, but were in the process of being perfected, where some surgeons were able to transfer fat from say, a woman’s thighs and buttocks or belly, or other common places where women tend to store their extra padding, to [...]
February 14, 2010
Franklin Heng’s death certificate shows he had punctures in his intestines due to liposuction Property head honcho Franklin Heng died from punctures to his intestines sustained during liposuction surgery last December. The 44-year-old’s death certificate, obtained by The Sunday Times last Friday, indicated that the cause of death was ‘multiple iatrogenic punctures of the intestines due to [...]
February 13, 2010
The method of transferring fat from one area of the body to another originally began over one hundred years ago in Germany in order to aid in a person’s facial deformity. Today it is a technique used in a variety of body regions for a variety of reasons. An age old joke among women desiring a [...]
January 23, 2010
What is Stretchmarks and what caused it? Stretch mark or striae , is a form of skin scarring appearing normally as parallel white lines. They are caused by tearing of the dermal layer. There are many creams and surgical methods that claim it can “cure” Stretchmark but the truth is there is really no way you can actually [...]
January 20, 2010
SINGAPORE – It is relatively painless and gives quick results. But some people in Singapore are getting their Botox fast fix at private parties where the person giving the injections may not be a medically trained professional. Not that some of them seem to care. The Health Ministry says only registered medical professionals can prescribe Botox. The [...]
January 19, 2010
Source : http://www.dietcomment.com/2010/01/doc-got-fats-removed-too/ A day before news broke about Singapore’s first liposuction-related death, Dr Siew Tuck Wah was getting his fats sucked from his abdomen by his colleague, plastic surgeon Tan Ying Chien. It was all in a day’s work for both men. All physicians at The Sloane Clinic, where they both work, have to undergo all [...]
January 19, 2010
Source : http://health.asiaone.com/Health/Men%2527s%2BMatters/Story/A1Story20100118-192628.html Liposuction is a procedure where a body is sculpted by removing excess fat. The areas targeted include the arms, abdomen, buttocks, thighs and calves. Cost starts at $2,000 when it is done by general practitioners and $4,000 when it is done by plastic surgeons. Patients also have to pay for pre-operative tests, post-operative compression garments, [...]
January 19, 2010
Source : http://health.asiaone.com/Health/Women%2527s%2BMatters/Skin%2BDeep/Story/A1Story20100118-192620.html When news broke that a man had died following a liposuction operation, chills went down Ms J.P. Lee’s spine. The mother of two, in her mid-30s, had liposuction done on her abdomen recently at Reves Clinic, the same clinic that property honcho Franklin Heng went to. “I felt that I was dying after the procedure, [...]
January 19, 2010
Source : http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20100118-192626.html Singaporeans are the driving force behind Indonesian doctor Arthur Tjandra’s success: at his 18,000 sq ft Medan clinic Elixir de Vie, up to 90 per cent of those who come in for a nip and tuck are Singaporeans. The rest are made up of Americans, Taiwanese, Malaysians, Australians and Indonesians. And of all the Singaporeans [...]
January 13, 2010
Source : http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_476723.html By Salma Khalik THE number of complaints against general practitioners (GPs) for aesthetic treatments has gone up, with patients referring 12 GPs to the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) last year. The SMC received complaints against 11 GPs in 2008 and just six the year before, its spokesman told The Straits Times yesterday. This is despite stricter [...]
January 10, 2010
SINGAPORE: The recent death of a 44-year-old man who had undergone liposuction at a general practitioner’s clinic could be Singapore’s first such case. Franklin Heng, CEO of YTL Pacific Star, died recently after a liposuction treatment. Singapore’s Ministry of Health is unable to provide the latest figures, but media reports have said there were no such deaths [...]
January 8, 2010
Source : http://www.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20100108-190446.html By Francis Chan THE Ministry of Health (MOH) has ordered the Orchard Road clinic that performed cosmetic surgery on Mr Franklin Heng, just before he died last week, to cease the type of treatment involved. Mr Heng, 44, the chief executive of a $1 billion company, was rushed by ambulance to Tan Tock Seng Hospital [...]
January 8, 2010
There are 2 seperate sets of guidelines that is issued by MOH for Liposuction procedures in Singapore. One set is for clinic and the other set is for hospital Read Liposuction Guide for CLINIC https://www.moh-ela.gov.sg/ela/docroot/html/Circular_Clinics_providing_AmbulatorySurgery.pdf Few things to take note : Not more than 1 litre of fat is allowed in one procedure You are entitled 1 week of consideration [...]
January 7, 2010
Source : http://health.asiaone.com/Health/Women%2527s%2BMatters/Skin%2BDeep/Story/A1Story20100106-190139.html By Judith Tan GENERAL practitioners offering beauty treatments must have proper credentials to carry out most of the less-invasive aesthetic procedures. Under guidelines laid down by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), Academy of Medicine and the College of Family Physicians, these GPs must attend the relevant accredited courses and attain certificates of competence. The non-invasive procedures [...]
January 1, 2010
Pictures speak a thousand words … Felica Chin then … and Felica Chin now …
December 8, 2009
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking…ry_463902.html REIGNING Miss Singapore Universe Rachel Kum has finally come clean. Yes, her breasts did get a boost. In an exclusive interview with The New Paper, the 24-year-old beauty queen with a 34B-24-33 figure, admitted that she had her bosom augmented. She also revealed that she had botox treatment to make her face look slimmer, said the TNP [...]
December 6, 2009
1. Am I a good candidate for this procedure? 2. How many years have you exclusively practised plastic surgery? 3. Are you certified by the governing board? 4. Have you ever had your medical licence suspended or revoked? 5. Where will the surgery be performed? 6. How long will the procedure take? 7. What are the risks involved with my procedure? 8. [...]
December 2, 2009
Sun, Dec 06, 2009 China Daily/Asia News Network Abdomen / thigh liposuction: RM6,000 to RM8,000 (S$2455.8 – $3274.4) Breast implants: RM10,000 to RM15,000 (S$4093 – $6139.5) Breast reduction in men: RM11,200 (S$4584.16) Lip augmentation: RM2,000 to 2,500 (S$818.6 – $1023.25) Forehead lift: RM2,500 (S$1023.25) Double eyelid surgery: RM4,000 to RM5,000 (S$1637.2 – $2046.5) Tummy tuck: RM12,000 to RM15,000 (S$4911.6 – $6139.5) Facelift: RM15,000 (S$6139.5) Butt [...]
November 17, 2009
Housewife Rose Lee wanted to burn off her excess fats but ended up being burned instead. - SHE was undergoing a slimming treatment to burn off her excess fat, but she ended up being burned instead. Housewife Rose Lee now has a 20cm-long welt that stretches across her abdomen, and had to be on painkillers and antibiotics [...]
November 8, 2009
Bangkok has always been a favourite hot spot for Singaporean that are considering doing cosmetics surgeries. Following is a detail field report of doing cosmetic surgery in Hat Yai Source : http://www.bangkok-cosmeticsurgery.com/CosmeticsurgeryinHatYai.htm I have recently been in the Southern Thai city of Hat Yai for two weeks, in order to do some research on cosmetic surgery and [...]
Slimming drugs with stroke risk not banned Fat Transfers to Breasts More Successful Now Died from intestine tears … Punctures to intestines Plastic Surgery – Know About the Risks Involved in Fat Transfer Is phentermine the same as sibutramine? A gimmick-free weight-loss pill in the works The FDA issues warning about the “Meridia Diet Pill” 3 scientifically proven methods to reduce Stretchmark Fake forms of Glaxo diet drug can be dangerous: FDA Call to ban diet drug They flirt with risk at Botox parties – Singapore Doc got fats removed too Cost and types of liposuction – Singapore “More painful than giving birth” … Singaporean Experience from Recent Liposuction Singaporeans go abroad for cheaper beauty fixes
