CyberSetan pointed out in this thread in the LowYat.net forums yet another possible medical scam in this country. The post details the alleged “doctor” and the nature of his practice which claims to use surgery in conjunction with “spiritual healing”. Links to his website as well as videos of the “surgery” can be seen in that post.
A search for the alleged “doctor” in the MMC medical registry fails to find the name listed there. He however runs his miracle surgery “practice” in a “Pusat Rawatan” in Johor and KL.
The “surgery” in those videos seems to be performed without general anaesthetic, with razors and scissors and the “organs” don’t seem to be bleeding much suggesting these are probably animal parts placed on top of the “patient”. The “patients” also end up with no scars!
Such “miracle surgery” scams are not unique to Malaysia and have been going on in other countries including notoriously the Philippines. The Filipino “psychic surgeons” are even more miraculous as they don’t use surgical instruments, only their bare hands! Their techniques are exposed in this video by James Randi:
Someone in the LowYat thread had suggested a complaint to the MMC but unfortunately this is not the authority which deals with charlatans and bogus doctors. The MMC governs the ethical behaviour of registered/licensed doctors and not charlatans and quacks. The latter fall under the jurisdiction of the MOH. In case the MOH does not read this post, I have sent kkm@moh.gov.my an email and I hope they will investigate further. This is what the PHFSA was set up for – to protect the public from charlatans and quacks.
from the Malaysian Medical Resources
Another “Miracle surgery” scam in Malaysia?
