A woman’s botched plastic surgery procedure has left her with lasting wounds — both physical and emotional.
The Chinese woman, identified by her surname Zhang, underwent a double eyelid operation for approximately 30,000 yuan ($ 4,210 USD) at the Weifang Kuiwen Lirendu Medical Beauty Clinic in 2021. Double eyelid surgery, also called “Asian blepharoplasty,” involves creating an eyelid crease, which can be surgically achieved with a full incision, partial incision, or no incision.
Depending on the patient and their needs, the procedure could involve fat removal, the excision of excess eyelid skin, or epicanthoplasty (extending the eyes’ corners). Zhang chose to have double eyelid surgery to make her eyes even.
In November 2021, I underwent double eyelid surgery because the outer corners of my eyes were uneven.
— Zhang
According to a report by the South China Morning Post, netizens have called Zhang’s surgery results both “terrifying” and “a miracle“–as in, it’s a miracle Zhang didn’t go blind.
“The doctor said he would make some adjustments,” Zhang said. “but when he was stitching, I felt discomfort in my eyeball.” To her shock, she discovered that the surgeon had stitched the outer corner of her left eye to her eyeball.
After the stitches were removed, I noticed a threadlike connection between my eyeball and the corner. The surgeon, hospital director Wang, assured me it was nothing serious and offered me another operation to separate them.
— Zhang
Post-surgery, the hospital’s director downplayed the severity of Zhang’s surgical results, telling her that it was “nothing serious.” Her eye soon suffered inflammation, pain, restricted movement, and blurred vision. She now depends on daily eye drops and cannot move her left eye to look to the side. The surgery also took a toll on Zhang’s mental health; she has stress-induced hair loss and is struggling with depression.
When Zhang tried to convince the clinic to pay for her corrective surgery, which she wanted to have done at a larger hospital in Shanghai, she was met with resistance.
I told Wang that I could not go on like this, but he insisted it was a simple operation that could be done in Weifang for just 1,000-2,000 yuan ($ 140-$ 280 USD).
He said, ‘If you’re uncomfortable, go ahead and get it done. If not, just leave it as it is.’
— Zhang
Zhang’s request for a full refund was denied. Instead, Director Wang offered to return a third of her payment. Years have passed, but Zhang still hasn’t received any of her money back.
I asked for 30,000 yuan back, but he said that was too much. He only offered 10,000 yuan ($ 1,403 USD), which wouldn’t even cover my travel expenses to Shanghai. Also, he kept delaying the payment, and now it has been two years.
— Zhang
Unfortunately, Zhang’s botched plastic surgery case isn’t the only one.
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Source: SCMP and Stanford Medicine
