Reported Medical Incident at Wonjin Plastic Surgery

Incident Overview

On the evening of a day in 2014, a 21-year-old female college student died after undergoing facial contouring surgery at Wonjin Plastic Surgery (원장 박원진) located in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

Reported Details

  • Year: 2014
  • Patient: Female college student (age 21)
  • Procedure: Facial contouring surgery (jaw shaving, approximately 4 hours)
  • Complication: After surgery, patient was moved to recovery room where blood pressure continued to drop, leading to cardiac arrest
  • Response: Hospital performed CPR and transferred patient to Gangnam Severance Hospital emergency room
  • Outcome: Patient pronounced dead

Police Investigation

  • Seocho Police Station received medical records from the hospital
  • Two doctors were called in as witnesses to investigate potential negligence
  • The operating physician stated during questioning that the patient's blood pressure dropped during the procedure

Important Disclaimer

This information is based on publicly available news reports from 2014. The final outcome of investigations and any legal proceedings should be verified through official sources.

Sources

  • 한국증권 (ksdaily.co.kr) - "원진성형외과, 안면윤곽수술 여대생 사망 충격"
  • 헬스오 (healtho.co.kr) - Related coverage