Calls for tougher regulations and safety measures in the cosmetic surgery industry are growing after a series of deaths occurred during operations.
On March 6, a 34-year-old woman lapsed into a coma while undergoing liposuction and rhinoplasty at a clinic in Gangnam, according to police. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, but died in the ambulance.
Four days earlier, a 33-year-old man lost his life after undergoing jaw resection surgery in Busan. In December last year, a high school graduate was declared brain dead after having rhinoplasty and “double eye-lid” surgery at another clinic in Gangnam.
She has been hospitalized as legal action continues to establish whether her condition was the result of medical malpractice.
According to the Korea Consumer Agency, the number of complaints reported on the negative side-effects from cosmetic surgery increased to 110 last year from 71 in 2009.
Experts point out that clinics should be equipped with
medical equipment to deal with emergencies that can occur during a surgery.
However, most do not have this or any other measures in place.
In data provided to Rep. Choi Dong-ik of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), 77 percent out of 1,100 clinics performing cosmetic surgery were not equipped with defibrillators or ventilators, which are
devices for first aid. Only 1.2 percent of such clinics in Gangnam have emergency equipment.
Since there are no clear regulations requiring plastic surgery clinics to have this, some doctors do not make the necessary preparations to deal with emergencies, increasing the risk of
during procedures, doctors said.
Also, questionable was pre-operative counseling at such clinics. At one visited by The Korea Times, a staff member, called a “coordinator,” counseled patients before they meet with the doctor. Most of the counseling was about fees, but the coordinator also offered a diagnosis as if she was a doctor.
“Most coordinators are former assistant nurses. Though they are not completely ignorant of medical matters, they are
from diagnosing patients as if they are doctors,” a plastic surgeon said, on condition of
.
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※ 다음에 나오는 문제들은 본 기사에 나오는 중요한 어휘들로 구성된 토익, 토플, 텝스 기출 및 예상 문제입니다.
※ Choose the number that has the same meaning as the underlined word.
1. There were twenty one serious
in the airplane crash.
① confidants
② catalysts
③ fatalities
④ celebrities
2. Smoking is
in the library.
① retained
② forbidden
③ ignored
④ tolerated
3. One of the most beguiling aspects of cyberspace is that it is offers the ability to connect with others in foreign countries while also providing
① hospitality
② convenience
③ disrespect
④ namelessness
4. Elementary education become
and universal in England by the Education Act.
① mandatory
② complementary
③ complete
④ critical
⑤ free
5. Screaming is not an
response to the situation.
① an exultant
② an expected
③ a unique
④ a suitable
[해설 및 정답]
1. [번역] 그 비행기의 추락으로 21명의
이 있었다.
[정답] ③
2. [번역] 흡연은 그 도서관에서는
있다.
[어휘] prohibit 금하다, 금지하다(forbid, ban, proscribe); 방해하다(prevent)
[정답] ②
3. [번역] 사이버공간의 가장 사기적인 국면들 가운데 하나는 또한
을 제공하는 가운데 외국에 있는 다른 사람들과 연계할 수 있는 능력을 제공한다는 점이다.
[정답] ④
4. [번역] 초등교육은 영국에서는 교육법에 의해
이며 보편화 되었다.
[정답] ①
5. [번역] 비명을 지르는 것은 그 상황에 대한
반응이 아니다.
[어휘] ① exultant 기뻐 날뛰는 ② expected 예상된 ③ unique 유일한(single); 독특한, 비길 데 없는, 유례없는(peculiar, peerless)