The 65-year-old died during the surgery
Surgeons have been banned after a billionaire died during penis enlargement surgery.
Belgian-Israeli diamond dealer Ehud Arye Laniado died during the procedure in 2019 at the Saint-Honore-Ponthieu clinic in Paris.
Ehud was treated two to four times a year by a surgeon known as Guy H, and was known to be operated on out of office hours.
He had been having injections in his penis to make it appear larger, and following his death an investigation was launched into possible charges of manslaughter.
The charges were later changed to failing to assist a person in danger, drug offences and practicing medicine without a licence.
On Wednesday, Guy H was given a sentence of 15 months behind bars and had his licence suspended.
His surgeon, who had been working in his place, was given a 12-month suspended sentence.
Le Parisien reports that they must also pay €50,000 (£43,323) and €20,000 (£17,329) respectively.
“When investigators looked into the cause of death, the injection into the penis was quickly ruled out,” a source told the outlet.
“The question remained why the surgeon had made an initial call for help at 8pm, before a second call, this time to the fire department, two hours later.”
They continued: “It’s easy to say in hindsight that the heart attack started there, but since the patient had an ulcer, it was impossible to consider a heart problem, and emergency services wouldn’t have been called out for such a minor issue.”
The surgeon tried to attempt CPR, but it was not enough to save Ehud’s life.
His lawyer, Martin Reynaud, said: “This cardiac incident could have happened anywhere, even in a pizzeria. Would the pizza maker have been prosecuted in that case?”
An unnamed pracitioner told Le Parisien that the incident was not a surprise.
“This will still cause a stir in a clinic that relies on its name, its techniques, and where the entire family works. But this affair will surprise no one; in these upper echelons of cosmetic surgery, they often bend the rules.”
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