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Woman dies after breast surgery 'carried out by tourist' | Woman dies after breast surgery 'carried out by tourist' |
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A woman in Australia has died following breast-filler surgery allegedly carried out by a Chinese tourist. | A woman in Australia has died following breast-filler surgery allegedly carried out by a Chinese tourist. |
Jie Shao has been charged with causing reckless bodily harm and using poison to endanger life. | Jie Shao has been charged with causing reckless bodily harm and using poison to endanger life. |
The patient, Jean Huang, suffered a cardiac arrest after the breast augmentation procedure at the Sydney clinic she owned. | The patient, Jean Huang, suffered a cardiac arrest after the breast augmentation procedure at the Sydney clinic she owned. |
Ms Shao was on a tourist visa and had only been in Australia for days before the incident, a court has heard. | Ms Shao was on a tourist visa and had only been in Australia for days before the incident, a court has heard. |
Ms Huang, 35, was admitted to hospital in a critical condition following the procedure on Wednesday. New South Wales police confirmed her death on Friday. | Ms Huang, 35, was admitted to hospital in a critical condition following the procedure on Wednesday. New South Wales police confirmed her death on Friday. |
Court documents allege Ms Shao, 33, injected lidocaine, an anaesthetic, as well as "an intoxifying substance" identified as tramadol, into Ms Huang's chest at Medi Beauty clinic. | Court documents allege Ms Shao, 33, injected lidocaine, an anaesthetic, as well as "an intoxifying substance" identified as tramadol, into Ms Huang's chest at Medi Beauty clinic. |
According to Australian media, Ms Shao's lawyer Mary Underwood said her client was a university graduate and specialised in dermatology, practising in the UK and China. | |
She was denied bail at hearing on Thursday. | She was denied bail at hearing on Thursday. |
Police said they are considering further legal charges against Ms Shao following the death. | Police said they are considering further legal charges against Ms Shao following the death. |
According to the The Medi Beauty's website they have four branches, one in Sydney and three in Melbourne. | According to the The Medi Beauty's website they have four branches, one in Sydney and three in Melbourne. |
The website describes them as "laser and contour" clinics and a "state-of-the-art beauty service based on the latest medical technologies". | The website describes them as "laser and contour" clinics and a "state-of-the-art beauty service based on the latest medical technologies". |
Their Facebook page indicates the Sydney branch only opened in May, in Central Park Mall on Sydney's busy Broadway. | Their Facebook page indicates the Sydney branch only opened in May, in Central Park Mall on Sydney's busy Broadway. |
Australia's Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) said in a statement they were "also assessing a complaint about a registered medical practitioner at the practice". | Australia's Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) said in a statement they were "also assessing a complaint about a registered medical practitioner at the practice". |
Professor Mark Ashton, president of The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, said in a statement: "We cannot emphasise enough the importance of people being aware of the risks and doing their research into the qualifications of their practitioner and facility where their procedure is being conducted." | Professor Mark Ashton, president of The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, said in a statement: "We cannot emphasise enough the importance of people being aware of the risks and doing their research into the qualifications of their practitioner and facility where their procedure is being conducted." |
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