Australian mom on life support after she started to deteriorate following cosmetic procedure in Vietnam
An Australian woman is fighting for her life in Vietnam after a cosmetic procedure went horribly wrong.Chloe Mowday, 31, had traveled to the hotspot with her husband Josh and youngest son Elijah, with the trio also planning to visit Disneyland in Hong Kong and Universal Studios in Singapore.During their time in Da Nang, a coastal city in central Vietnam, Chloe was booked to undergo a rhinoplasty (reshape/repair the nose) and a blepharoplasty, a surgical procedure to improve the appearance of eyelids – both generally considered safe and straightforward procedures.However, the following morning, the mother of three started to feel gravely ill and was rushed to a nearby hospital.“She stayed at a clinic in Da Nang overnight and the following morning they took her back to her hotel,” Rod, Chloe’s brother told news.com.au.“A few hours later she started to deteriorate.“She started to feel strange and had a bit of pain in other areas besides the surgery site, and took the prescribed medication from the doctors, then laid down to rest.A few hours later when Josh came to check on her, she wasn’t responding well – then she stopped breathing and I believe in those few hours her organs had started shutting down quickly.”Rod believes his sister suffered the rare complication of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) – caused by a bacterial infection, although this has not yet been confirmed.It is understood Chloe is still undergoing tests to help determine the exact cause, with a police investigation also underway.“She’s on dialysis, had to have a blood transfusion and is on certain drugs to bring her blood pressure back to normal.
It got so low her feet and fingers turned black,” Rod said.After receiving a call from his brother-in-law, Rod hopped on the first flight to Vietnam with his 16-year-old daughter.“I was absolutely mortified when he told me what had happened,” he told news.com.au.“I went straight to Vietnam to see her.”A tearful Rod said it was he...