China US$332,000 breast implants with cattle DNA leave woman severely disabled
Investigations into fellow cosmetic surgery patients at clinic find their implants included traces of DNA from camels, bats and gorillas
A woman in China who spent nearly 2.4 million yuan (US$332,000) on breast implants which caused severe disability only to discover that they contained the DNA of cattle and moose.
Lingling, from Jiangxi province in southeastern China, became interested in a so-called innovative breast augmentation technique promoted by the owner of a local beauty salon in 2017.
The Beijing clinic behind the method claimed to extract and cultivate the patient’s collagen before reinjecting into the breasts to create a “self-derived, self-used” result with no rejection.
In September the same year, Lingling joined the salon owner to visit Beijing Creating Medical Cosmetic Clinic. The head surgeon, Bai Jin, assured her that the procedure was simple and safe.
However, after the surgery, Lingling experienced pain and a foreign object sensation in her breasts.
Over the next six years, she underwent nine surgeries, including implant insertion and repairs, costing a total of 2.39 million yuan.