Dr Pan Pan: ‘Fake’ beauty doctor identified after clients urged to test for HIV

A Sydney woman who claimed to be a doctor and performed cosmetic procedures at a Sydney clinic has been identified after clients were urged to get tested for blood borne diseases.

A Sydney woman accused of pretending to be a doctor and administering cosmetic injections has been identified, after her clients were urged to get tested for blood borne illnesses such as HIV and hepatitis.

Ipei Pan, who also goes by the name Dr Pan Pan, has been hit with an order prohibiting her from providing any health service, after a major investigation revealed Sussex St clinic Ketthip Beauty had breached skin penetration legislation when performing microdermabrasion, PDO thread lifts, infusions and injections.

NSW Health is now urging clients to visit their GPs as soon as possible to be tested for blood borne diseases such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, with the clinic accused of using “non-sterile injections of potentially toxic substances.”

Ketthip Clinic in Sydney. Clients of the clinic have been urged to get tested for blood borne viruses due to breaches of poisons and skin penetration protocols by an unregistered practitioner.

So far, it’s understood one person has suffered an “adverse reaction” to a procedure performed by the clinic, while several complaints have been made.

Following the inspection on February 27, the Health Care Complaints Commission banned Ketthip Clinic from providing health services of any kind and issued a public warning.

On Wednesday, Ms Pan was also issued an Interim Prohibition Order by the HCCC, which confirmed she was not a registered health practitioner.

“(She) must not provide any health service, including any procedures involving skin penetration, either in paid employment or voluntarily, to any member of the public,” the HCCC said.

A picture posted by the clinic’s social media account.

It’s alleged inspectors located and seized large quantities of surgical equipment including scalpels, sutures, cannulas and other medical devices from the clinic – most of which was “clearly marked” as being for veterinary use only.

The commission also raised serious concerns that “non-registered persons” may have been performing invasive, surgical procedures such as breast augmentation, without a health practitioner’s involvement.

Hygiene and infection control practices of the clinic were also found to be “highly concerning” and posed an immediate risk to the health and safety of the public.

The HCCC warned that most of the medicines located at the clinic were imported from overseas and had passed their expiry.