According to verification, on July 22, Ms. NTKN had liposuction on her abdomen, hips, arms, and armpits on both sides, and fat grafting on the back of both hands at a beauty salon in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. The cost of the surgery was 95 million VND.

At 10am on July 24, the patient was rushed to Cho Ray Hospital in a state of fatigue, difficulty breathing, and pain in the liposuction areas of the body. The doctor diagnosed the patient with cellulitis in the abdomen, chest, and armpits on both sides after the liposuction on the third day.

After receiving a report from Cho Ray Hospital, the Department of Health Inspectorate coordinated with the City Police and local authorities to inspect FA Plus Cosmetic Hospital LLC at 12-14 Nguyen Cong Tru, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1. This is the facility that performed surgery for Ms. NTKN.

The inspection team discovered that the 7-storey building at this address had a signboard saying “Phap A Beauty Salon”. On the 2nd floor, the team discovered an operating room (with 1 surgical light and 1 bed, 1 instrument processing room, 1 hand washing room). In addition, on the 5th floor, the inspection team recorded 1 Cold Plasma wound healing machine, 1 face-lifting machine, 1 hair removal machine with the machine name and brand removed, 1 SLIM face-lifting and wrinkle-removing machine, 1 skin care machine with 9 probes.

On the 7th floor alone, there is an office with 17 computers, with customer care staff. Checking behind this room, there are 2 sets of minor surgery, used 0.9% NaCl infusion bottles, and Povidine bottles.

The inspection team also discovered illegal advertisements on the Facebook page of Phap A Center Aesthetic Institute with the following contents: meso HA implantation, collagen implantation to remove wrinkles, skin tightening, mesh thread implantation, non-surgical beauty with fillers and botox.

When asked about the case of a patient who had liposuction at this facility and had to be hospitalized at Cho Ray Hospital for emergency treatment, the representative of FA Plus Cosmetic Hospital LLC said that this patient had liposuction on the abdomen, hips, arms, armpits and fat grafting on both palms at the facility on July 22. The team performing the procedure was Mr. Huynh Thanh Hai and a woman brought by Mr. Huynh Thanh Hai. Mr. Huynh Thanh Hai brought all the surgical instruments, medicine and medical equipment. The representative of the company said that this patient was a customer of Mr. Huynh Thanh Hai, not of the company. The company only rented the operating room to Mr. Hai for 15 million VND to perform the procedure.

When the inspection team requested the Company to contact Mr. Huynh Thanh Hai to work with the inspection team, however, the Company reported that Mr. Hai did not cooperate and did not come to the facility as requested by the inspection team. The Company provided Mr. Huynh Thanh Hai's Citizen Identification Card, but could not provide professional qualifications or practice license.

With the violations clearly indicated, the Health Department Inspectorate established administrative violation No. 336/BB-VPHC against FA Plus Beauty Salon Company Limited.

Currently, the Department of Health continues to coordinate with the City Police to verify and request Mr. Huynh Thanh Hai to come to the Department of Health Inspectorate to clarify his violations, make a record of administrative violations in accordance with regulations, and consider transferring the case to the City Police investigation agency if there are signs of evading state management agencies after illegal surgery without a practice license.

The Department of Health requested the People's Committee of District 1 to pay attention to and closely direct the Department of Health of District 1 and local authorities in inspecting and supervising the operations of facilities in the area, and promptly post red signs warning people not to come or use illegal cosmetic services at a facility that is currently suspended.