Outcry as China breast implant woman discovers video of operation online
- Victim battles hospital over who is responsible for invasion of privacy and demands compensation
A woman in China was shocked to discover that she had been secretly filmed during breast augmentation surgery after she recognised herself in a video that was being shared widely online.
The woman, surnamed Gao, underwent a breast enlargement procedure at a cosmetic surgery hospital in Henan province, central China, in January.
Five months later, she was shocked to discover a video of herself, alongside several other women, circulating on Douyin, China’s TikTok.
The footage showed Gao post-surgery, heavily bandaged and still under anaesthetic. She was identifiable in the video which has attracted 28,000 likes and 39,000 shares.
Gao says her privacy has been severely violated and has repeatedly contacted the hospital to demand that the person who did the filming be identified and the video be deleted.
