After got plastic surgery went wrong, a middle-aged woman has been left covered in burns on her face and neck

News24xx.com - A middle-aged woman has been left covered in second-degree burns on her face and neck after plastic surgery went wrong. 

The woman, who is in her 50s, was unaware that her skin had become burned from the inside after having treatment in Taipei, Taiwan. 

She is believed to have had Thermage treatment, a face-tightening procedure using radio-frequency technology that heats deep layers of the skin to stimulate collagen. 

However, after being sent home she started feeling a sharp pain on her face that was quickly followed by the appearance of burn blisters. She took herself to hospital but ended up in intensive care for three weeks.

Doctor Lin Shang-li, who runs the Shang-Li Dermatologic and Aesthetic Clinic in Taiwan’s northern New Taipei City, said the patient came to him for help after her traumatic ordeal. 

Lin said, "More often than not, it’s caused by the strength of the treatment. If the patient was under general anaesthesia during the procedure, she wouldn’t have been able to give the surgeons feedback in real time. She wouldn’t have been able to tell them whether it hurt or not, leading to over-treatment and eventually burn injuries."

Lin said he would be treating the woman’s face, which is covered in dark scars from her burn wounds. 

However, due to her burn injuries, she will need to wait at least two to three months before undergoing any new procedures. 

It is unclear whether the patient plans to sue the clinic over the botched facelift. 

 

 

 

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