Surgeons Licence seized After Billionaire Diamond Dealer Dies During Penis Enlargement Procedure
Two surgeons in Paris have been permanently banned from practising medicine and handed prison sentences following the death of a billionaire diamond dealer during a cosmetic penis enlargement procedure, authorities have confirmed.
The victim, Ehud Arye Laniado, a 65‑year‑old Belgian‑Israeli diamond trader and owner of Omega Diamonds, died of a heart attack while undergoing the procedure at the Saint‑Honoré‑Ponthieu aesthetic clinic in Paris.
A Paris court ruled that the clinic’s lead surgeon, identified only as Guy H, and a second surgeon present during the operation failed to provide sufficient care when complications arose. The pair were found guilty on charges including failing to assist a person in danger, practising medicine without proper authorisation and drug‑related offences, though the penile injections themselves were not ruled the direct cause of death.
The court suspended Guy H’s medical licence and sentenced him to 15 months in prison, while the second surgeon received a 12‑month suspended sentence. Both doctors were permanently barred from practising medicine and fined €50,000 and €20,000 respectively.
Investigators reportedly raised concerns that emergency services were not contacted promptly when the billionaire first complained of abdominal pain, and that the clinic often treated wealthy clients outside normal hours. Laniado had reportedly received cosmetic procedures at the clinic several times a year, spending tens of thousands of euros on treatments.
The case has drawn attention to safety concerns and ethical questions around high‑end cosmetic surgery practices, particularly when procedures are performed outside strict medical oversight.
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