The woman underwent anesthesia before plastic surgery, but suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest, was rushed to the hospital and was still declared dead; schematic diagram.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Risk assessment before plastic surgery is very important!

A Chinese woman in her 20s went to Seoul, South Korea for plastic surgery on the 10th. Unexpectedly, after undergoing anesthesia before the operation, she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and was declared dead after being rushed to the hospital.

According to the Korean media "Channel A", the woman went to a plastic surgery clinic in the Gangnam District of Seoul for surgery. After receiving sleep anesthesia, the woman then underwent local anesthesia, but suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest during the process.

The firefighting unit received a report from the hospital at 6:00 p.m. that "the patient was not breathing" and dispatched an ambulance to send the woman to the hospital, but the woman was still declared dead.

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The report pointed out that the woman had previously undergone forehead plastic surgery in China, but at that time she chose to go to a South Korean clinic for a second surgery due to side effects.

After the incident, the hospital responded that the amount of anesthesia injection was within the prescribed standards. In order to clarify the exact cause of death, the police are expected to conduct an autopsy and investigate whether the incident involved medical negligence.