Thai woman dies 6 hours after breast augmentation surgery

A Thai woman died just six hours after getting breast augmentation surgery at a clinic in Nonthaburi province in central Thailand. Her family is seeking justice, reports KhaoSod.

The mother of the deceased, 59 year old Champee [surname reserved] said that her 37 year old daughter Kanokwan [surname reserved] lost consciousness and died less than six hours after returning home from the clinic on Thursday, March 23.

Champee said that her daughter returned from Bahrain on March 20 prior to her surgery and was staying at her sister’s house in Wang Noi district, Pra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province.

Kanokwan went to her appointment at a clinic in the Pak Kret district in Nonthaburi. The clinic was not named by KhaoSod. After the surgery finished at around 11pm, Kanokwan began coughing.

Her mother said that Kanokwan arrived at her sister’s house at around midnight, lay on the sofa, and fell asleep. Kanokwan woke up and told her sister that she was in a lot of pain. She said her back was hurting a lot and she felt very weak. After that, Kanokwan coughed heavily until she fell asleep again.

Concerned, Kanokwan’s sister kept checking up on her ill sister during the night. At 4am, she called the Putthai Sawan Rescue Foundation to the house because Kanokwan fell unconscious. Rescue volunteers rushed to the scene and attempted to save Kanokwan’s life, but sadly she had already died.

Champee said that the next day, she went to pick up her daughter’s body from Thammasat University Hospital and received an autopsy certificate.

The autopsy results said that Kanokwan died from “bleeding in her chest.” But the autopsy results didn’t detail that the death was a direct result of breast surgery, said Champee.

Kanokwan’s body was taken to the family home in Nakhon Ratchasima province in northeast Thailand for a three-day ceremony, which ended today.

Champee said the family wants Kanokwan to undergo a more thorough autopsy. She said that her daughter was strong and had no underlying diseases. Kanokwan died as a result of breast augmentation surgery and the clinic must be held accountable, said her mother.

Champee said she went to the media with the tragic story of her daughter’s death in the hopes it will help to bring about justice.