More seniors in Singapore undergo major surgery as population ages in the city-state

Mrs Babe Lim (right), 94, speaking with orthopaedic surgeon Kevin Yik. Babe Lim is one of a growing number of seniors going under the knife. - ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

SINGAPORE, May 21 (The Straits Times/ANN): Mrs Babe Lim fell as she was getting out of her son’s car in July 2022, and fractured her right shoulder and hip.

Her age of 94 made surgery risky, but Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) consultant Kevin Yik still recommended it, noting that the alternative for Mrs Lim would have been to stay in bed or move around in a wheelchair for at least six weeks.