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Chinese online celebrity dies after liposuction leads to flesh-eating bacteria infection

  • The celebrity suffered from a necrotising fasciitis infection after undergoing the treatment
  • The Hangzhou health commission suspended the medical clinic’s business licence on Thursday

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An online celebrity died on Tuesday after suffering from a serious skin infection after a botched liposuction treatment. Photo: Handout
Alice Yanin Shanghai

An online Chinese celebrity died on Tuesday after a botched liposuction treatment resulted in a massive skin infection and a two-month-long stay in the intensive care unit.

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The health commission of Hangzhou, the largest city in the eastern province of Zhejiang, said on Thursday that the clinic that performed the procedure must financially compensate the family and suspend its business operations.
“Huayan Medical Cosmetics lacked proper understanding of the surgery before carrying it out, had incorrect practices during the operation and did not provide timely treatment following the surgery. Its mistakes have caused the death of the victim,” the commission said in a statement.
The woman who died was known by her nickname Xiao Ran and had around 130,000 followers on Weibo. Photo: Handout
The woman who died was known by her nickname Xiao Ran and had around 130,000 followers on Weibo. Photo: Handout

The woman who died, surnamed Dai, was a 33-year-old fashion blogger with around 130,000 followers on Weibo and was known by her nickname Xiao Ran.

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She had the operation on May 2 to remove fat from around her waist and belly as well as enlarge her breasts.

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