Overview

• Lingling, a woman from Jiangxi province, underwent a cosmetic procedure in 2017 at an unlicensed Beijing clinic, which later shut down due to malpractice disputes.
• Her breast implants, found to contain DNA from cattle and moose, caused severe health complications, including pain, leakage, and deformation.
• Over six years, Lingling underwent nine corrective surgeries, incurring costs exceeding Rs 2.8 crore, before having the implants removed in 2024.
• The clinic's head surgeon, Bai Jin, was unregistered, and other patients reported implants containing DNA from camels, bats, and gorillas.
• Lingling's legal battle for justice remains unresolved as the clinic's closure highlights systemic regulatory failures in China's rapidly growing cosmetic surgery industry.