A new Hong
Kong beauty treatment has recently been created to help patients with cancer.
The treatment, which involves blood transfusions, has reportedly been practiced
on 44 patients. However, it has sparked a probe into the treatment after four
women have fallen ill, with one of those dying.
The blood
transfusion beauty treatment was
designed as a way to improve the immune system and the looks of those suffering
from cancer. 44 patients have received the treatment, including 46-year-old
Chan Yuen-lam.
The
procedure takes blood from the patient so that the immune cells can be
isolated. These are injected back into the blood stream. It is an extremely
complicated process and is still in its trial stages. It is thought that the
patients have paid HK$50,000, which is about US$6,400. The process is only
available from DR Beauty Center.
The women
died from Mycobacterium abscessus, a bacterium that developed in the
bloodsteam. It causes a number of infections in patients, including that of the
lungs and skin.
According to
BBC news, the Hong Kong government is now reviewing the regulations on all
procedures and facilities in private
health care centers. Ko Wing-man, Hong Kong Health Secretary reported: “The
aim of the review is to strengthen regulatory control of private health care
facilities, including high risk medical treatments, in order to safeguard the
public safety.”
The four
women who had the Hong Kong beauty treatment were thought to have gone into
sceptic shock. Out of the three remaining in hospital, two are now stable but
the third, a 60-year-old, remains critically
ill, reports the MailOnline. It
is still unclear as to whether all these women had cancer or just wanted the
beauty treatment. DR Beauty Center report that the doctor performing the treatment
is not employed by them. The case continues.
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