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 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 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 [...]
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 9, 2009
If you following all the major women forums in Singapore, we will notice Dr Nara is a household name for doing cosmetic surgery in Thailand. So who is Dr Nara really? Is he really that good as claimed by some members or is it the low price that he charged compared to doing it in [...]
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 [...]
February 1, 2009
It looks like a pretty good offer.
A new nose for only $350. Double eyelid surgery at just a little over $250.
These are the prices for plastic surgery done in a clinic in Hat Yai, Thailand.
Compare these to the cost of cosmetic surgical fixes in Singapore, which is at least 10 times more. Nose surgery, for [...]
