A plastic surgery clinic in Pak Kret district of Thailand’s Nonthaburi province has been closed by health officials for allegedly operating without a license, after a customer died shortly after undergoing breast implant surgery.

A relative of the victim, 37-year-old “Kanokwan”, filed a complaint with Wang Noi district in Ayutthaya province, saying that her sister died about five hours after her return from the clinic and she suspects that the sudden death might be related to the breast implant.

After receiving the complaint, Wang Noi police sought cooperation from Pak Kret police and public health officials in checking the clinic and found that it has no license to conduct implant surgeries. The clinic was ordered to cease operations.

Meanwhile, a representative of the clinic, accompanied by a lawyer, visited the victim’s family in Ayutthaya province to negotiate the compensation payment. Initially, the clinic agreed to pay the family 100,000 baht for funeral expenses.

The victim’s family said, however, they are seeking 10 million baht in compensation from the clinic, claiming that the victim was the breadwinner of the family who has left behind two children to be taken care of.