Chinese woman dies after botched fat grafting cosmetic surgery procedure left her brain dead
- A woman seeking cosmetic surgery to smooth lines around her forehead and eyes has died after losing consciousness during the procedure
- China’s cosmetic and plastic surgery industries are booming but dodgy operators are leaving people at risk, warn industry bodies
A 34-year-old woman has died following a cosmetic surgery procedure three days ago in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan.
Local authorities have arrested the surgical operator, surnamed Wang, and recommended she be charged for practising without a medical license, said local law enforcement in a statement.
The woman surnamed Li, went to Wang’s clinic on Saturday to undergo a procedure known as fat grafting where fat from her thighs would be injected into her forehead and into lines around her eyes to achieve a more youthful appearance.
According to a friend who accompanied Li, during the procedure Li’s face turned white, her mouth went numb, and her limbs started twitching. She felt more pain as the procedure went on, the friend alleged.
When Li lost consciousness an ambulance was called. Li suffered cardiac arrest, respiratory failure and was declared brain dead in the hospital where staff attempted to keep her alive for three days before she died.
Local police visited the Hainan clinic to investigate and found the clinic has neither a business license or registration as a medical institution. The operator, Wang, also had no official certification to work as a physician.
