Horrific details of a Hong Kong beauty clinic treatment gone fatally wrong
Within 24 hours of being treated, the trio had developed symptoms ranging from chills and fever, to shivers and numb limbs, High Court hears
Horrific details of three Hong Kong women who suffered from blood poisoning in 2012 following an “unproven” treatment at a beauty clinic emerged on Tuesday in a criminal court tasked to determine whether two doctors and a technician should be held responsible for the death of one of the women.
Within 24 hours of being treated, the trio had developed symptoms ranging from chills and fever, to shivers and numb limbs. One became unable to walk, while another was rushed to hospital via ambulance, the High Court heard.
Chan Yuen-lam, 46, died after being treated for septicaemia in the intensive unit at Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai, on October 10, 2012, seven days after her blood was reintroduced into her body following its extraction and reprocessing.
Another woman, Wong Ching-bor, hospitalised for more than a year, had to have her legs and four fingers amputated. The third woman, Wong Fung-kwan, spent half a year in hospital and left with permanent injuries.
The three underwent beauty chain DR Group’s induced killer cells (CIK) treatment, said to enhance one’s immune system. They were treated at the Hong Kong Mesotherapy Centre in Causeway Bay, prosecutors said.