The Ministry of Health is tightening control over the aesthetic medicine market amid a growing number of complaints from Kazakh citizens and patient deaths. The ministry announced large-scale unscheduled inspections of plastic surgery clinics, to be conducted jointly with the Prosecutor General's Office. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
"Based on the results of the comprehensive inspection, if violations are identified, response measures will be taken," the statement said.
It was reported that inspections have already been conducted regarding specific "cases of death after plastic surgeries." The most high-profile tragic incidents were recorded in Almaty, Astana, and the Mangystau region.
"Based on the inspection results, materials have been sent to law enforcement agencies for procedural decisions within their competence," the ministry emphasized.
The Ministry also noted that inspections had been conducted in Kazakh clinics prior to this due to the increasing number of complaints from citizens.
Thus, from 2021 to the present, 92 unscheduled inspections have been carried out in plastic surgery clinics. The highest number occurred in 2024, as that was when citizens massively complained about the quality and safety of services in this field.
As a result, medical organizations were found to have "violations of licensing requirements, standards for organizing medical care, and rules for maintaining medical documentation." Additionally, some clinics were operating without permits.
"24 administrative violation protocols were drawn up, and fines totaling 4.8 million tenge were imposed," the statement said.
Earlier, it became known that the plastic surgeons who performed operations resulting in the deaths of blogger Saule Bazarkhan and deputy Yerbol Aituov have been suspended from work and may lose their licenses.
Recall that the death of Saule Bazarkhan was reported on social media by producer and mother of singer Kairat Nurtas, Gulzira Aidarbekova. After the tragedies, information emerged that the clinic continued to operate. At that time, the Ministry announced an inspection.
Deputy Yerbol Aituov came to the "Kasiyet" clinic in Aktau for a chin liposuction, but during anesthesia he fell ill, went into a coma, and died a month later.
The inspection showed that he should not have been operated on at all due to contraindications and lack of tests.
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