Dec 5 2017, 12:58 AM
QUOTE(Volkswagen2 @ Feb 28 2017, 09:34 AM)
I have visited Dr Koay Cheng Eng twice. As with any experienced ENT doctors, there are no issues with regards to diagnose and prescription but in terms of ethics, I think he is a bit lacking in terms of ethics.
I have a deviated septum whereby the passageway of one of the nostrils of the nose is smaller than the other one. He suggested a surgery to correct the problem as he mentioned it is already very severe. Since I had no difficulty in breathing at all I knew this surgery is not necessary. I asked a question on whether there are side-effects of this surgery and he suddenly didn't seem interested to entertain my questions anymore and was in a hurry to get me out of the clinic so that he could attend to other patients.
Also, I noticed Dr Koay Cheng Eng likes to take not only photos but videos of his patients as he showed me many photos and one video of his patients (a teenager or in his early twenties) talking about his experience with the surgery where Dr Koay had performed on him. It may be good publicity but personally i don't quite buy into all that.
I understand that all doctors would want to earn more money by performing surgeries but this should not take precedence over proper prescription or advice, in other words based on good ethics. I would suggest exploring other ENT doctors.
Honest opinion about Dr Koay Cheng Eng based on personal experience :I have a deviated septum whereby the passageway of one of the nostrils of the nose is smaller than the other one. He suggested a surgery to correct the problem as he mentioned it is already very severe. Since I had no difficulty in breathing at all I knew this surgery is not necessary. I asked a question on whether there are side-effects of this surgery and he suddenly didn't seem interested to entertain my questions anymore and was in a hurry to get me out of the clinic so that he could attend to other patients.
Also, I noticed Dr Koay Cheng Eng likes to take not only photos but videos of his patients as he showed me many photos and one video of his patients (a teenager or in his early twenties) talking about his experience with the surgery where Dr Koay had performed on him. It may be good publicity but personally i don't quite buy into all that.
I understand that all doctors would want to earn more money by performing surgeries but this should not take precedence over proper prescription or advice, in other words based on good ethics. I would suggest exploring other ENT doctors.
Visited Dr Koay Cheng Eng as well, like what others mentioned, he is soft spoken and love taking photos, probably for his own before and after comparison. Overall was okay but not to the extent of excellent. When it comes to diagnosis he may not be very knowledgeable and would appeared to be impatience and a little frustrated when he's unable to share more information when asked more in details. He has attempted to provide information which I have relied on but later found to be outdated. I highly recommend everyone to get second or third opinion other than relying purely on his advice, be it advice for surgery or further diagnosis like MRI, CT or X-ray scans unless the issue is urgent. Because sometimes, these surgeries and scans are not compulsory for our case. Unnecessary surgeries or scans might bring more harm than good. I'm not a medical professional but would like to advise everyone to always get second opinion and do your own research before taking the next action as it maybe irreversible.
This post has been edited by michaelwell: Dec 5 2017, 01:07 AM
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