4 criminal cases were filed against Vicki Belo and 2 other cosmetic surgeons of the Belo Medical group last Thursday. One of the cases was reckless imprudence resulting in serious physical injuries against Vickie Belo, Dr. Ronaldo Cayetano and Dr. Francis Decangchon.
The case was filed by the National Bureau of Investigation through the complaint of Josefina Norcio. Norcio claimed that she nearly died due to an infection because of the butt augmentation procedure that was performed in Belo’s clinic last 2002. In a forensic investigation conducted by the NBI, a sample from Norcio’s buttocks revealed that the hydrogel used in Norcio contained a poisonous substance called acrolein. “Sample specimen taken from [Norcio] was examined by the Forensic Chemistry Division and yielded positive results for aclolein and pus,” stated by an NBI spokesperson. This prompted the National Bureau of Investigation to file charges against Belo and the said doctors.
Norcio stated in her affidavit that after being assured by Belo that the procedure would be “perfectly safe,” she agreed to have the butt enhancement procedure done. This first butt procedure was performed by Dr Cayetano on 2002. She returned in 2005 complaining that one butt was bigger than the other, so another corrective procedure was done. Dr. Decangchon was the surgeon who performed the second operation.
On May 2009, Norcio was admitted in St. Lukes Medical Center due backside pain. After several tests, the doctors found that she developed an infection. They said the infection was caused due to the hydrogel that was introduced to her body. An NBI spokes person said during an interview for the INQUIRER: “Were it not for the timely medical intervention, she could have died as a result of [the] infection caused by hydrogel.” According to Trixi Angeles, Norcio’s Lawyer, she had to undergo six operations to remove the hydrogel from her body.
Basing on the complaint of Norcio, the NBI charged Belo with estafa. They claimed that they mislead Norcio in believing that hydrogel was safe when it can actually cause harm. In the same note, they claim that Belo is liable for deceptive advertisement for her claim that hydrogel can be safely used for butt augmentation procedures. They also charged Belo for tax evasion for not issuing official receipts to her patients.
BMG made a statement thru a spokesperson via text message to the INQUIRER. The message read:
“The Belo Medical Group remains perplexed by these continued allegations being leveled against us in the media by the counsel of Mrs. Norcio. Up to this point, we have not received a single complaint, except for a demand letter insisting [on] the immediate payment of P200 million. It was only after our refusal to pay that Mrs. Norcio’s group intensified their [attacks in media].
So far, all their press statements have been unsubstantiated and devoid of any proof. On the other hand, it is undeniable that so many things could have happened in the span of four long years. Moreover, the acute infection found in Mrs. Norcio’s buttocks could not have possibly taken that long to manifest. Even the supposed laboratory findings they themselves distributed to media do not contain the word “hydrogel” much less support their claims in any way.”
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