Hong Kong woman dies after undergoing liposuction at Taiwan clinic
Police launch investigation after woman collapsed and was rushed to hospital in Taipei on Tuesday
A Hong Kong woman died in a Taiwan hospital on Tuesday after undergoing surgery at a local cosmetic clinic.
Local police said the 52-year-old woman, surnamed Ma, was having surgery at Just Make Plastic Clinic on Zhongxiao East Road in the eastern district of Taipei.
The surgery was reportedly a liposuction procedure during which Ma suffered complications while anaesthesia was being administered. She was taken to Cathay General Hospital where she died.
Police told the Post that the doctor, surnamed Liu, the anaesthetist and two nurses involved are under investigation.
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The clinic’s founder and head Dr Pete Lee Jin-liang said in a statement on Wednesday the cause of the incident had yet to be ascertained.
Lee, who graduated from National Yang-Ming University’s medicine school, said the surgeon involved was qualified, with good experience of the surgeries of this kind. The surgical procedure also complied with his clinical professional knowledge.