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Police raid two illegal clinics offering 'unsafe penis enlargement and circumcision by fake doctors'

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Police raided two cosmetic surgery clinics allegedly offering penis enlargement and circumcisions by unlicensed doctors.

The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) stormed the clinics in Pathum Thani province, just north of Bangkok, on Friday, following complaints that the unsafe procedures were being performed by unqualified staff.

Managers were also advertising the service on social media with deceptive photos of men holding AI-generated bananas next to their crotch while promising 'large gains in size'.

Officers barged into the first clinic along Rangsit-Nakhon Nayok Road, where they found 28-year-old Kenzo in the middle of a cosmetic procedure on a patient.

Police discovered that the facility, which offers brow lifts, eyebag removal, penis enlargement, and circumcision, had no license to operate. The premises were also filthy, with used syringes, medical waste, and used lab gowns were discarded haphazardly.

Kenzo allegedly admitted he was only a nursing assistant who had been employed at the clinic for around four months, with a monthly 27,000 baht (614 GBP) salary.

He reportedly said: 'The clinic sometimes has doctors performing procedures, and I would act as a medical assistant. If no doctors were available, I would perform the procedures myself.'

Police detained him at the Consumer Protection Police Division 4 for prosecution, while more than 625 items including medical equipment and medicines were seized.

Authorities were expanding the investigation as the clinic had multiple branches across Thailand.

A second clinic in the area was also raided, where staff offered Botox, filler injections, thread lifts and laser treatments, also performed by quack doctors.

Police arrested Ariya, 37, who was caught administering vitamin IV drips to patients despite only having a vocational certificate. She allegedly confessed to working at the clinic for a year on a 15,500 baht salary (352 GBP).

Police seized 175 bottles of prescription and unregistered drugs from the premises.

Police Major General Pattanasak Bupphasuwan, commander of the CPPD, said: 'The Consumer Protection Police Division has repeatedly received reports of non-medical personnel carrying out cosmetic injections and medical procedures on the public. Penile filler injections are a personal preference and offer no medical benefit.

'Surgery to insert foreign objects into the penis carries serious risks, including inflammation, infection, and even long-term dysfunction. I want to warn those involved, including people posing as fake doctors running illegal clinics, to stop this dangerous behaviour immediately.'

Under Thai law, allowing non-medical personnel to provide treatment is a violation of the 1998 Healthcare Facility Act for 'negligence in allowing a non-professional to practice within a healthcare facility'. The offense carries a penalty of up to two years in prison, a fine of up to 40,000 baht (910 GBP), or both.

(1 GBP = 43.97 THB)

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