SINGAPORE: A woman who died while receiving aesthetic treatment at a clinic had allegedly been taking medication and health supplements before the treatment, a court heard , on Monday ( Mar 18 )  , during the trial of her doctor.
Dr Chan Bingyi, 35, is accused of neglect when he administered ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidity, or EDTA, to Ms Lau Li Ting on Mar 8, 2019.
In cosmetic and beauty products, EDTA frequently functions as a colchicine or binding agent to stop chemical activity.
At the center at , Revival Medical &, Aesthetics Centre along Bras Basah Road, Dr. Chan reportedly administered the acid at a intensity and speed that was inappropriate.
According to the charge plate, this led to Ms. Lau’s, age 31, developing EDTA poisoning, which eventually led to her cardiac arrest and death.  ,
Dr. Chan is also listed on the Ministry of Health’s registration as a health professional.  ,
His trial commenced on Monday, with the trial calling Ms. Lau’s parents a testimony and the defense referring to her reported use of medicine and attractive materials.  ,
Ms Lau’s parents, Mr Lau Yau Sui, testified that he next saw his child on the day of the event. Mr. Lau said through a Mandarin speaker that she had been scheduled to travel to China that night for a business trip with a companion.  ,
Dr. Chan called him while he was at work to inform him that his daughter had suffered a respiratory arrest while receiving cosmetic treatment.  ,
” Initially, I did n’t believe him because I knew she would be traveling at night, and where would she have the opportunity to get ( aesthetic ) treatment at that time”? he said.  ,
Dr. Chan informed me that he was about to start the ( aesthetic ) treatment, that he needed to inject numbing material, that my daughter had a seizure, a cardiac arrest, and that she needed to be taken to Singapore General Hospital’s emergency department.
After 4 p.m., the father was taken to the hospital and was informed by a doctor that her daughter had arrived “over the beautiful time” for recovery and that it would be “very difficult” to protect her.  ,
” The doctor said that for those older people, they may avoid the cure to save the patients, but because my daughter is younger they may try to keep her,” he said.  ,
His wife, who also went to the hospital, asked the doctor about Ms Lau’s condition and was told that it was” not hopeful”.  ,
” Frequently if the heart stops beating for more than 30 days, it’s certainly likely to be saved. Because the brain has a lack of oxygen so ( she ) will be brain dead”, Mr Lau recalled.
According to earlier information, Ms. Lau was put on life support for a number of days before she passed away on March 13.
Mr. Lau claimed that his daughter had been taking drugs because of her melancholy and sleeping problems after being” seriously assaulted” by an ex-boyfriend years earlier but that she had no known medical conditions.  ,
He added that she had been taking wellness products, but could not explain what kind.  ,
Mr Lau was finally shown his sister’s health records, which stated that she had been taking weight loss supplements.  ,
When asked about this, Mr. Lau responded that his daughter was” no fat,” so she could not be taking weight loss supplements.  ,
But, Mr. Lau acknowledged that he had no idea whether his daughter was taking any slim materials had he been cross-examined by Dr. Chan’s attorney Adrian Wee.  ,
Mr. Lau was also shown his officers statement from March 2019, in which he claimed his daughter had been taking vitamins and attractive products since a year ago and that she had received the same cosmetic therapy in January 2019.  ,
Mr. Lau responded to the defense’s question regarding his reference to slimming products by saying he could not remember saying it.  ,
Mr Wee also asked Mr Lau if he had been aware that his daughter had been unable to sleep even after taking medication, to which Mr Lau replied:” No, she told me that after taking the medication, she can sleep better” . ,
Around a week prior to the incident, Mr. Wee showed the old man a letter from Ms. Lau’s psychiatrist, claiming that Ms. Lau had been experiencing nightmares and flashbacks from her 2017 assault, which was brought on by her current boyfriend. It was noted that she had received a fresh sleeping aid prescription.  ,
Mr. Lau claimed that he had never been informed of this release.  ,
When the judge asked to clarify the direction of the issues, Mr. Wee claimed that the defense wanted to demonstrate that Mr. Lau was unable to specify whether the deceased had been consuming attractive products.  ,
At the time of her death, Ms. Lau had “unaccounted” 400g of medication residue in her stomach, according to Mr. Wee. This is equivalent to approximately 600 Tylenol supplements, he said.  ,
The defense will become questioning Ms Lau’s mother on the subject when she takes the walk, Mr. Wee said, adding that” that has not been adequately addressed in professional reports. We are addressing this issue.”  ,
Dr. Chan is accused of causing Ms. Lau’s death through a careless deed that does not qualify as guilty crime.
The test continues on Monday evening.  ,