Dr Xepeng defends her 'Face Off' scheme campaign



BANGKOK: -- Dr Xepeng Chaiyasarn, the daughter of former well-known politician Prachuab Chaiyadarn, came out today to defend her "Face Off by Dr Xepeng" scheme although she is facing charge of over advertising, and accused of unethical medical practice.

In a press conference today, Dr Xepeng who appeared with her lawyer, said in tearful eyes that she is not a doctor and therefore accusation that what she did was unethical medical practice is unreasonable.

Instead she said she is a Thai citizen and has received doctorate degree.

She said she was ready to clarify her Face Off scheme to authorities which she insisted to go ahead in order to promote Thailand as a hub of cosmetic surgery in Asia Pacific region, and the reputation of Thai cosmetic surgeons in the world.

She said she was not yet notified of the ban by the Consumers Protection Office to use the word “Face Off” in her promotion advertisement, but was ready to clarify with all relevant government agencies with sincerity.

At the conference she also displayed successful surgical performance by a surgeon, Dr Cholatis Linnarajadanant, and said she had recommended several clients to the surgeon without any charge on them.

She also said several clients came to see her because they wanted their faces to look younger.

Dr Xepeng earlier claimed in a promotion advertisement that a former popular folk song singer Surachai Sombatcharoen, 60, looks half of his age through her “Face Off” plastic surgery technique.

But later Dr Boonruang Trairuangworawat, director-general of Health Support Service Department, said that there was no medical evidence to support the “Face Off” plastic surgery technique as claimed by Dr Xepeng Chaiyasarn.

He noted that the singer in question was given normal plastic surgery which has been administered at most cosmetic surgery clinics or hospitals.

The choice of the wording “Face Off”, he said, was just an advertising gimmick to attract customers, to publicise Dr Xepeng herself and to give false expectation to clients, said Dr Boonruang.

He also said Dr Xepeng was not a real doctor and suggested the Office of Consumers Protection Committee take legal action against the quack doctor.

The claim that the “Face Off” technique can reduce the age of a person by half is false and against the consumers protection law, he said.

Health officials inspected the hospital mentioned in the commercial ad and found it was legally registered and appeared up to standard.

However, the hospital claimed that it had nothing to do with the commercial about the “Face Off” technique put up by Dr Xepeng.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/152042


-- Thai PBS 2016-02-23

"In a press conference today, Dr Xepeng who appeared with her lawyer, said in tearful eyes that she is not a doctor and therefore accusation that what she did was unethical medical practice is unreasonable."

Ah I see. You're a fraudulent quack.

Fair enough then, as a charlatan scam artist you need no ethics.

Have you considered a career in politics?

Edited February 23, 201610 yr by Bluespunk

What exactly is the term 'face off' referring to ?

If they're offering the chemical peel techniques that I seem to remember reading about then it's probably an accurate description of the procedure and also a play on words in the English language - something which will be lost on nearly all Thais.

They literally remove a thin layer of the facial skin using chemicals.

I believe it's something that's usually carried out by a beautician / cosmetologist, not a Doctor - it's not surgery.

Face Off, is it like the beauty salon, which advertises Hair Grow. I am bald and when I went there to get some hair grown, the young lady said I was a crazy farang. I said false advertisement. Still bald.

Whatever.......she's daughter of an influential ex politician..........what could go wrong then.......?

A simple, basic, question, being maybe out of place: does Ms Xepeng have the degrees and licenses for the kind of surgical acts she pretends to be able to perform? When no, as I presume, this could mean a very short end to her fraudulent story, ...or maybe not in Thailand because of all her 'contacts'?!

"In a press conference today, Dr Xepeng who appeared with her lawyer, said in tearful eyes that she is not a doctor and therefore accusation that what she did was unethical medical practice is unreasonable."

Ah I see. You're a fraudulent quack.

Fair enough then, as a charlatan scam artist you need no ethics.

Have you considered a career in politics?

This is how I read it...

Dr Xepeng is not a medical doctor, but the holder of a doctorate in some (unspecified) subject, from a Thai university.

Seems she is entitled to call herself Doctor. However, when she uses this title when advertising medical services she must (surely) know that it is misleading.

Now that she has been caught out making false (or exaggerated) claims for this medical treatment, she is using the defense that she can not be guilty of unethical medical practices - because she is not a medical practitioner.

Whatever.......she's daughter of an influential ex politician..........what could go wrong then.......?

oh shxt another hub ......................

Not a doctor, not qualified but yet appearing with a lawyer (Not in a white coat) and respond as if it is an honour for the country that she is 'promoting' Thailand as the Plastic Job Hob in asia.

How dare we question her abilities, dad is a high ranking politician e.m

Anyway....tomorrow we will read a new BUST in Thailand where an unregulated foreigner without workpermit volenteerd to clean up the Thai beaches and was caught redhanded , including a mug shot of the culprit with the police brass lined up in the background.

Welkom to Thailand (but please don't play bridge!!)

Edited February 24, 201610 yr by hgma