'It nearly killed me': Woman suffers burns from TCM treatment, Bugis massage parlour says it was not negligent
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A woman has accused a massage parlour in Bugis of shirking responsibility after she suffered painful burns and peeling skin following a TCM treatment conducted there. The customer, surnamed He, 24, had visited an unnamed foot massage parlour located along Ja'It nearly killed me': Woman suffers burns from TCM treatment, Bugis massage parlour says it was not negligent
A woman has accused a massage parlour in Bugis of shirking responsibility after she suffered painful burns and peeling skin following a TCM treatment conducted there. The customer, surnamed He, 24, had visited an unnamed foot massage parlour located along Jalan Sultan at around 3pm on May 10, reported Shin Min Daily News. Under the therapist's recommendation, He decided to undergo a moxibustion treatment, a TCM therapy which involves the burning of herbs on or near the skin. In the treatment room, the herbs are placed into two metal containers attached to a flexible stand. These containers are placed above the customer lying down on the treatment bed. On the day of the incident, He said that the flexible stand suddenly collapsed after the therapist left the room to retrieve an item. The hot metal container fell onto her exposed skin, and the ash inside spewed all over her body, causing burns on her back and legs. «I jumped up immediately,» she recounted. «I've never experienced this much pain before, it nearly killed me.» Read more