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 [...]
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 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 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 4, 2009
Prices of Liposuction varies depending on where and who. Many Singaporean are seek liposuction treatment out of Singapore in countries such as Thailand, Korea and Indonesia. The two favourite hot spots are Bangkok, Hatyai and Medan and treatment price can be as low as half. The differences in price is as follow:
Plastic Surgeon in Singapore [...]
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 29, 2009
Medan is another popular destination for some to have their liposuction done. The price of doing it overseas in places like Medan can be more than half compared to doing it Singapore.
hi all,
i posted this in another forum and thought i would like to share it here as well
i had liposuction done on my inner [...]
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 [...]
October 8, 2009
In my opinion such practices is not something new, personally I have nothing against doctors but such medical malpractise is not uncommon in Singapore. So what happen if you think the treatment has failed? Well you have few options. One is to report to SMC but be prepared not to get back any monetary compensation [...]
August 21, 2009
If you considering doing liposuction or vaser to get rid of that fat arm and flabby tummy, do consider reading what others have to say first.
I did my little research in four popular forums that Singapore women frequent for answers. Views are split and some biased where member try to advertise their own service.
In [...]
October 6, 2008
Extract from a Thread discussion on “Liposuction” posted on SingaporeExpats
hi,
i just back fm lipo surgery which done on my lower parts body, it’s very painful especially time during recover, as i had badly bruise and swollen
today’s the 10 days after surgery, still feel bit uncomfortable as my portion too big and it’s abt 5 litres [...]
