A QR code with essential information
on private medical practices and their authorised services will
soon be available to citizens in Lazio, the governor of the
central Italian region said after a woman died after liposuction
at an unlicensed clinic this week.
"We are working, together with the Lazio Guild of Physicians, on
a provision that allows, through a QR code, a clear
identification of what can be done in a medical practice, with a
reminder, also of the specializations of the medical staff who
work in that practice. This is so that the citizen can have
knowledge", said Francesco Rocca, when questioned about the
woman who died after liposuction in a private practice in
Torrevecchia, on the outskirts of Rome, a clinic without
authorization.
The 47-year-old Ecuadorian woman died in a Rome hospital after
falling ill following the liposuction op in an unauthorised
private clinic in the Italian capital at the weekend, sources
said Tuesday.
The surgery, on Saturday afternoon, was interrupted by a
complication, after which the woman was rushed to the
Policlinico Umberto I Hospital where medics tried to revive her
in vain.
The woman, Ana Sergia Alcivar Chenche, arrived at the hospital
about half past eight in the evening already intubated and
having suffered cardiac arrest amid multiple shock and loss of
consciousness, medical sources said.
She had been given cardiac massage by her anaesthetist in the
ambulance.
The vain attempts to revive here went on for over an hour.
Rome prosecutors have placed three people under investigation
for negligent manslaughter and culpable homicide: a doctor, an
anaesthetist and a nurse.
The clinic on the outskirts of Rome, which has been without
authorisation for 13 years, has been impounded.
The doctor, a 65-year-old Peruvian citizen named Jose Lizarraga
Picciotti, has a criminal record for injuries caused by
liposuctions and plastic surgery performed in 2006 and 2018,
legal sources said.
The anaesthetist has a record for offences not linked to the
medical profession, they said.
A prosecutor will assign a doctor to perform an autopsy later
Wednesday.
Picciotti, the doctor, has an Instagram profile on which he
writes: "Our passion is to make you go back in time... We can do
it".
The doctor, according to what he reports on social media,
studied Masters in Reconstructive Microsurgery at Örebro
University, Sweden; he studied Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery at the Università Cattolica del Sacro and at the Cuore
Universidad Nacional Federico di Villarreal.
On social media he is photographed next to luxury cars: "If you
lose a great love, look for a better one" appears in one post,
with 'Sarà perché ti amo' by the Ricchi e Poveri, the iconic pop
group's signature hit.
In almost all the posts he dances and sings aboard high-powered
cars.
With the background of famous songs like the Rocky soundtrack,
he jumps rope or tries to convince potential patients to undergo
cosmetic surgery, botox or hyaluronic acid at unbeatable prices.
Many posts feature young women who have used his treatments.
He boasts a predominantly South American clientele. On the
photos he says: "Free your beauty, we have the best prices" and
quotes prices.
Picciotti, on Instagram, had also advertised the opening of a
Peruvian restaurant calling himself "the master of grilled
chicken from Peru in Rome".
Below the latest post there is a brand-new comment, next to the
photo in the new chicken shop, in which a woman writes: "A
patient died from liposuction... Why?".
A question that remains unanswered.
Just like Michele's new question on his Facebook profile: "In
the meantime, a 47-year-old has died because of his inexperience
and lack of scruples!".
In another message, the doctor appears in the colonnade of St.
Peter's: "I ask your forgiveness on my knees if you ever resent
my action or my work," reads the post published on March 1.
The tragedy in Primavalle comes a few months after two similar
episodes in the Italian capital.
Last November, 22-year-old Margaret Spada lost her life during
rhinoplasty.
In March, Simonetta Kalfus, 62, died during liposuction.
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