A woman who administered anaesthetic to a Sydney beauty salon customer who suffered a cardiac arrest during a breast procedure was not a licensed medical practitioner in Australia, a court has heard.
The 35-year-old remains in a critical condition after suffering a medical episode at the Chippendale shop on Wednesday afternoon.
Chinese tourist Jie Shao, 33, has been charged with reckless bodily harm and using poison to endanger life.
She appeared via audio-visual link in Central Local Court on Thursday where the Crown prosecutor successfully opposed bail.
The prosecutor told the court Shao has admitted in a recorded police interview that she administered anesthetic despite not being a licensed medical practitioner in Australia.
She'd also booked flights to return to China where she lives with her husband.
He said she was a flight risk and a danger to the community.
Shao's solicitor Mary Underwood said Shao is a graduate of a Canton medical university and a specialist in dermatology who has practised in China and Great Britain.
She said Shao arrived in Australia four or five days ago with two Chinese passports because her tourist visa - which expires in November - is attached to her old passport.
In seeking bail Ms Underwood had proposed Shao continue to reside at a Sydney hotel, hand over her passports, not apply for travel documents or approach a point of departure.
Shao would also not contact or approach employees of the Medi Beauty Laser and Contour Clinic and not engage in any beauty or medical treatments.
According to its website, the Medi Beauty Laser and Contour Clinic offers state-of-the-art beauty services based on the latest medical technologies.
"All treatment facilities, materials, resources and products meet the stringent requirements of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and Medicines Australia," the website states.
The recently opened salon at the Central Park complex near Broadway was not open on Thursday.
