Botched cosmetic work at unlicensed clinic leaves victim with unstoppable tearing; leads to costly court battle and bitter online spat
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAlice Yanin ShanghaiPublished: 9:00am, 31 May 2026A woman in eastern China has been left unable to sleep with her eyes shut and is constantly crying because of a bungled double eyelid operation she underwent six years ago.
The woman, surnamed Wang, drew wide attention on mainland social media after she shared her legal disputes with the cosmetic clinic in late May.
In June 2020, Wang went to Meixi Cosmetic Surgery Clinic in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, for a double eyelid surgery, which cost her 12,000 yuan (US$1,800), reported the Shanghai Morning Post.
A woman surnamed Meng who claimed to be the marketing director of the clinic carried out the surgery on Wang.
On the evening of the operation, Wang suffered from eye anguish, her eyelids turned inside out and there was a dramatic build-up of fluid inside her eyes.
