A woman is fighting for her life after suffering cardiac arrest during a botched boob job when she was allegedly given 10 times the normal dosage of painkiller.
The Chinese “tourist” accused of being behind the botched procedure, Jie Shao, who holds no Australian medical licence, is now facing 20 years in jail.
Shao, 33, appeared in Central Local Court via video link from Surry Hills Police Centre, Sydney, on Thursday where she was seeking to be released on bail on charges of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm and administering a poison to Jean Huang.
She had only been in the country four days by the time she was taken into custody on Wednesday night.
Shao’s arrest followed a procedure she allegedly performed at a beauty clinic that ended with Ms Huang suffering a cardiac arrest.
The 35-year-old Jean Huang is fighting for life in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Ms Huang, who managed the business, was being injected with a form of filler at the The Medi Beauty Clinic when she went into cardiac arrest late yesterday afternoon.
According to court documents, Shao administred lidocaine, an anaesthetic, as well as an “intoxicating substance,” the drug tramadol, into Ms Huang’s chest.
Shao was denied bail when she appeared in court on Thursday.
“If she does [survive], it’s anticipated she will have some degree of brain damage,” police said in a statement of facts tendered in Central Local Court on Thursday.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Rutzou told Magistrate Sharon Freund that Shao was due to leave Australia on Thursday.
He said bail was opposed because Shao posed an unacceptable risk to the community and was a flight risk as she had no ties to Australia and was facing serious charges.
“If (the victim) does not survive, there will be more serious charges laid,” he said.
The court heard Shao had a masters degree from a UK university and specialised in dermatology, but she was not qualified to practise here.
“It’s clear she was working at a cosmetic surgery where these sorts of procedures were carried out,” Mr. Rutzou said.
There are grave fears for Ms Huang, who is still listed in a critical condition and has not regained consciousness.
Legal Aid lawyer Mary Underwood argued Shao could be released on bail with strict conditions, including not carrying out any beauty treatments and not approaching employees of the Medi Beauty Clinic.
Ms Freund said she believed the prosecution case was a strong one and if convicted, Shao faced a lengthy jail term.
The magistrate told the court Ms Shao had admitted to administering local anaesthetic and breast fillers to Ms Huang.
She denied Shao bail, saying there was an unacceptable risk she would interfere with witnesses or “endanger” the community.
Shao was remanded in custody to reappear in court next week.
The Medi Beauty performs non-surgical facelifts, fat freezing and anti-wrinkle injections.
This includes procedures such as lasers, fillers and anti-wrinkle treatments,” said Professor Mark Ashton, President of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons.
“We cannot emphasise enough the importance of people being aware of the risks and doing their research into the qualifications of their practitioner and facility where their procedure is being conducted.
“Many of these procedures are invasive in nature or involve prescription item drugs which can be toxic if administered incorrectly,” said Professor Ashton.
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