Singapore Skincare Course Not Certified In Thailand, Medical Council Warns

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Singapore skincare course not certified here, Medical Council warns

By Pongphon Sarnsamak

The Nation

The Medical Council of Thailand has issued a warning that it has not certified an international course for dermatological surgeons being provided by a US aesthetic institute based in Singapore.

The institute advertised the training course via its website, inviting physicians who want to improve their dermatological skills to attend. Graduates of the course would be granted certification by the institute.

Medical Council secretary-general Dr Samphan Komrit said the council had never certified this institute or recognised its certification. Additionally, some parts of the course programme had not been acknowledged as standard medical care.

"The council is not sure whether the medical knowledge for dermatological treatment provided by this institute has been approved as safe for patients," he said.

The council is worried that physicians who attend the course will use the certification provided by this institute to lure patients to undergo skin treatment at a commercial beauty clinic.

Samphan said the council had received a complaint from a doctor who was among more than 30 physicians who paid Bt74,000 to attend the course last year.

The doctor, who wanted to be unnamed, told the council that he was asked by a lecturer to inject a chemical substance into his face to test the treatment, after which he had developed abnormalities on his face.

"The council is teaming up with the Public Health Ministry's Medical Registration Division to investigate whether the course provided by this institute violates the council's regulations," Samphan said.

To date, the council has certified medical training courses provided by 53 institutes in 19 countries around the world.

However, institutes must ask permission from the council if they want to offer training for doctors in Thailand, Samphan said.

"The institute will only be allowed to show presentations and give lectures but will not be allowed to demonstrate medical practices," he added.

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Translation: Somebody didn't get paid their tea money. I'll bet the Singaporeans are better educated and trained than the Thais. Greed and envy at it's best.

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"The doctor, who wanted to be unnamed, told the council that he was asked by a lecturer to inject a chemical substance into his face to test the treatment, after which he had developed abnormalities on his face."

Here, try this! Every bodies doing it. Did he have a clue as to what the substance may have been? Peanut butter, Bear Pancreas, what gives? I too would want to remain nameless. Can they warn us as to which hospital he is employed?