Amid allegations that comedian Park Na-rae received illegal medical procedures, figures known as the so-called "IV aunt" and "injection aunt" are taking different paths, widening the fallout. The "IV aunt" admitted she was unlicensed, while the "injection aunt" claimed to be licensed, deleted her SNS account and went into hiding.
According to a Channel A report broadcast on the 10th, allegations arose that Park Na-rae received an IV infusion from a person called the "IV aunt" in a hotel room in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, where she had stayed during a variety show shoot in July last year. Park Na-rae's former manager claimed, "A person in plain clothes, not a doctor's gown, came into the room and set up an IV," and said, "This is a completely different person from the previous 'injection aunt.'"
They alleged that Park Na-rae personally arranged for the person and that there is evidence of text messages negotiating a 250,000 won travel fee and a transfer to an account in the name of an executive of her agency.
In an interview with The Munhwa Ilbo Company published on the 15th, B, the "IV aunt," acknowledged that the account was hers but denied, "I do not remember performing medical procedures on Park Na-rae." However, when asked about holding a license she answered clearly, "No," admitting she did not have medical qualifications.
B said, "Before the separation of dispensing and prescribing I worked at a hospital earning just enough for side dishes, but after the separation there were no drugs so I did not perform procedures," and added, "I'm old and my eyesight is poor, so I quit a long time ago."
A, known as the "injection aunt," at one time posted a photo on her SNS wearing a doctor's gown and claimed, "I am a former professor at Pogan Medical College of Inner Mongolia," asserting she was a medical professional, but later deleted the account and went into hiding.
A once claimed, "I served as the first native and foreign professor and attracted the Korea Plastic Surgery Center," but the group Doctors for a Fair Society (Gong-ui-mo) said, "The Pogan Medical College A mentioned is a non-existent ghost medical school," fueling the controversy.
Ultimately, the Korean Medical Association Organization said in an official statement, "A has been confirmed not to hold a domestic medical license," and pointed out, "The acts related to Park Na-rae are clearly illegal unlicensed medical practices in violation of Article 27 of the Medical Service Act."
The association emphasized, "Medical acts may be performed only by those who have obtained a license from the Minister of health and welfare, and home visits or injection procedures by nonmedical persons cannot be justified."
Meanwhile, Park Na-rae has suspended all broadcasting activities since the "injection aunt" controversy and remains at the center of disputes over alleged illegal medical acts.
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