Thai woman wanted white skin and big breasts - pays with her life on the eve of her 35th birthday

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Thai woman wanted white skin and big breasts - pays with her life on the eve of her 35th birthday

 

Picture: Kapook

 

A Thai woman from Prae died after taking supplements sold online that were advertised as a way to get white skin and enhance breast size.

 

But she developed kidney disease and died in her own bathroom before help could reach her.

 

Relatives who had arranged her 35th birthday party celebration on Friday were concerned when she didn't show.

 

On Sunday they took her cake to present to her at her funeral, reported Kapook.

 

Wijitra Jantaphrom or Waew started taking the "herbal" supplements in capsules some months ago and initial results looked promising as her complexion improved.

 

She even recommended the capsules she found out about and ordered on Facebook to her friends.

 

But soon the mother of one, who was a furniture factory worker in the northern Thai province, suffered a swelling of the face. She went to hospital and passed out on the way and was diagnosed with kidney disease from taking the pills.

 

She was sent home and then things got worse. She passed out at home and this time there was no one around to help her and she died alone in her bathroom last week.

 

Kamchanok Kongkoi, 26, a relative, said she did not turn up to a planned birthday party on Friday.

 

Tragically they took her birthday cake to present to her corpse at the funeral at Wat Ton Khrai in Prae on Sunday.

 

Pharmacists told Kapook that this tragic case highlighted the problem of dangerous substances being sold online to people who wanted an answer to having lighter skin color and a better body shape.

 

Source: Kapook

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-09-25

[inThailand]

Sad she died and on her  birthday. 

 

A common trait of the poor, they believe they can pill their way to health and beauty.

[Dmaxdan]

This obsession with whiter skin seems to of epidemic proportions here in Thailand. They need to learn that you can never be more beautiful than the way nature intended.

[kotsak]

This obsession works well for those selling all the relevant products (dangerous or not), hospitals/doctors trying to treat the side-effects, and funeral parlors.

 

[rkidlad]

Very sad. I've told people to avoid these kind of pills. They're dangerous. I can tell by the look on their faces that they don't believe me nor really care. They think that they'll work because they want them to work.

 

 

Edited September 25, 2017 by rkidlad

[sweatalot]

I wonder what ingredient in the pill caused kidney failure

[colinneil]

Tragic, so very tragic, a woman in her prime taken away because of this stupid thing Thai women have about getting whiter skin.

What i cannot understand is why so many women belieive all this rubbish posted on social media about  how wonderful  these pills are, how they can make you look the way you want, how they can make your skin whiter, make youi look younger, when 99% of these things are just conning people, not tried /tested or even safe.

[ezzra]

There's a lot money to be made and a big industry mostly underground that results in lot of disfiguring and scared for like in the pursuit of the " perfect look",

Alas, while very few succeed, many pays with tier health and lives for it....

[worgeordie]

No mention of what action will be taken against the suppliers

of the deadly pills, poor lady,white skin,big tits,maybe trying

to attract a Farang husband.the things women do for beauty,

not realising it's only skin deep.RIP

regards worgeordie

[StayinThailand2much]

14 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

This obsession with whiter skin seems to of epidemic proportions here in Thailand. They need to learn that you can never be more beautiful than the way nature intended.

I've been telling my girlfriend for years not to use those stupid whitening creams and powders, but to no avail. Instead of getting a bit of sun, to finally get rid of her acne scars in her late twenties, she kept using the creams and powders, sometimes developing acne anew, just to complain after that, that she couldn't get rid of it.

 

Why people in Asia want to look like bloodless vampires or zombies evades me...

[impulse]

44 minutes ago, inThailand said:

Sad she died and on her  birthday. 

 

A common trait of the poor, they believe they can pill their way to health and beauty.

 

Yeah, the rich also go for surgery, which is only 10x more dangerous.  

 

And the pursuit of an impossible standard of beauty certainly isn't unique to Thailand.  Google images of plastic surgery disasters to prove that up.

 

But I've never seen such a desire for white, white skin as here in LOS.

 

[gk10002000]

Just makes me sick to my stomach to hear things like this.  I and many others love a dark skinned woman.  But forgetting about that for a moment, the psychological need and pressure put on some of the Thai ladies is just terrible.  So much for "he/she has a good heart" and the basic buddhist principals.

[LannaGuy]

I'm sorry she could not love herself as she "is/was"  RiP 

[vogie]

Thai women believe it because that is what they're taught in schools. To see a black Thai lady with whitener on is truly scary. I hate my wife using it, but she doesn't listen.

Here is a poster from a Thai school.

 

[owl sees all]

19 minutes ago, impulse said:

But I've never seen such a desire for white, white skin as here in LOS.

South Korea have an obsession too. North Korean ladies are very natural.

[theguyfromanotherforum]

I have so much to say about this subject.

 

1. Do not complain against nanny states back home that have regulations.

2. Some people are generally not smart. They need the government to tell them what's good for you and what's not.

3. Facebook should be held responsible about the marketplace. They should ban users who sell supplements. If you actually buy something from a 3rd party seller on Amazon on ebay they have to be approved to sell supplements and supply invoices from distributors and documents from FDA and other relevant parties to be able to sell. 

 

I am waiting for a day when some lawyer will take a class action suit against FB that will bring it to its knees. It's a very dirty company that has broken many US laws.

Edited September 25, 2017 by theguyfromanotherforum

[The Deerhunter]

1 hour ago, sweatalot said:

I wonder what ingredient in the pill caused kidney failure

Presumably steroids/hormones and other dangerous chemicals.  Sad tale.

[Ceruhe]

At least they got those dangerous E-Cigs banned /rolleyes

 

2 minutes ago, theguyfromanotherforum said:

1. Do not complain against nanny states back home that have regulations.

iirc supplements are also mostly unregulated in our countries.

[silverado1]

2 hours ago, inThailand said:

Sad she died and on her  birthday. 

 

A common trait of the poor, they believe they can pill their way to health and beauty.

"....they believe they can pill their way to health and beauty....." is rather a common trait of the rich

[wgdanson]

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

South Korea have an obsession too. North Korean ladies are very natural.

They will all get browner skin when the bombs start dropping. And browner underwear !

 

[Artisi]

2 hours ago, vogie said:

Thai women believe it because that is what they're taught in schools. To see a black Thai lady with whitener on is truly scary. I hate my wife using it, but she doesn't listen.

Here is a poster from a Thai school.

 

Well he is black, isn't he, therefore ugly?

No PC in Thailand. 

[British Bulldog]

I nearly died from taking valid medication for my Diabete's ... it also stuffed up my kidney's ... I now live in one kidney and I'm still alive, thanks to the staff of the Queen Sirikit Hospital in Khon Kaen ... so beware, it doesn't have to be a badly made drug/medicine to stuff your system up .... I now inject Insulin over the dry tablets

[Mickmouse1]

One has to accept God's creation and not to go against it.

We should be grateful with what we have as well.

I never accept or agree with any so called herbal medicine etc unless recommended by my GP.

A Thai friend of mine ended up with  cancer after taking tons of the so called herbal pills.She always ask me to shower after smoking outside in the garden fearing the smoke will give her cancer.

I hope these pills get investigated and stopped if possible.?

[Classic Ray]

In 18 and 19C Europe women used products containing arsenic, antimony and mercury to whiten their skin. They died.

 

Seems the message hasn't reached Thailand yet.

[wotsdermatter]

They should look at the photos of the woman who wants to look like Barbie and the man who wants to look like Ken, Barbies male friend.  Both have undergone many plastic surgery procedures to look like these dolls.  The woman even had ribs removed in order to have a smaller waist.  Another obsession that Thai females often suffer from.  The man just reported that when older he may undergo a sex change so that he does not look "droopy or a have a saggy face" but will continue with his expensive obsession to maintain his obtained results.

[robertthesculptor]

The <deleted> hospital staff should be taken out back and flogged.

To see someone in failure and likely to die, a competent staff would have addmitted her on the spot. The Hippocratic oath (as honored throughout the same world) aparently is flat ignored here. It says...first do no harm....they knew better, knew she needed immediate care, they tasitly murdered her. 

[fasteddie]

So sad Thai women want to be white, brown is much more beautiful, RIP little lady.

[Briggsy]

Although the translation from Thai when discussing this topic is 'beautiful', the underlying reason for this obsession is 'status'. Fair skin allows you entry to a higher social status and all the benefits that brings whilst dark skin means you are barred. The most obvious manifestation of this is the choice of partner for a woman. A dark skinned woman is seen as a less desirable wife/mother. So in the end it comes down to competition for power and resources , the typical fundamental motivating factor dringing much behaviour.

[CARBO]

4 hours ago, sweatalot said:

I wonder what ingredient in the pill caused kidney failure

What ingredients in the pill can cause 'white' skin without huge health hazards? I wonder when this mentality of attributing beauty to skin whiteness will end. 

[sinbin]

The big rage around where I live is the 'Bangkok  Pill'. Only a question of time before someone goes the same way as this lady.