Iraqi mother dies after liposuction surgery in Lebanon goes wrong
An Iraqi mother of two, Farah Kassab, 33, died during a plastic surgery procedure
in Lebanon on Wednesday. Farah traveled from Dubai to Lebanon to perform
liposuction surgery at the hands of one of the most popular plastic surgeons in
Lebanon, Nader Saab. Farah’s father, Jawad Kassab said to Lebanese daily Al
Nahar that she did not inform him about the operation because he was totally
against it.
Five surgeries
The father said Farah just wanted a stomach liposuction, but the doctor encouraged
her to do a full-body liposuction. He alleged that Saab did five surgeries in one go
that cost $50,000. Farah stayed in the operation room in Saab’s clinic in Naccache
for more than four hours. After persistent enquiry by family members, they were
informed that Farah was transferred to Jouneh’s Lady of Lebanon Hospital, which
is far compared to other hospitals nearby the clinic. The hospital spokesperson said
that Farah was dead by the time she arrived at the hospital and had a stroke after
the surgery. Farah was reportedly transferred to the hospital because she needed a
specific medical attention that was not available at the cosmetic surgery hospital.
Ministry Probe
After the incident, the Lebanese Health Ministry shut down the clinic and the
hospital, until the investigations of the Directorate of Medical Care are over.
Additionally, the medical report is awaited to identify the death cause and to take
necessary actions. The Minister of Justice, Salim Jreissati, asked the Public
Prosecutor on Saturday to follow up Farah Kassab’s case and track the medical
procedure followed at Nader Saab’s cosmetic surgery hospital.
(Staff writer, Al Arabiya English- Sunday, 4 June 2017)
Questions
1. Is the incident referred to in the above case an emergency or a crisis to be
faced by the mentioned clinic in particular and the medical tourism in
Lebanon in general?
2. How is the issue spotted in the above case categorized: economic, political,
or other? Justify your classification.
3. How do you think this issue should be handled? Explain.
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