Gao LiuOnce an actress and singer in birth in the Chinese entertainment scene, it became the center of national attention in 2021, but not for its performances.
Gao Liu’s disaster has begun
Instead, it was his candid revelation of a cosmetic surgery, he went horribly badly that shocked the public and pulled the curtain on the industry of beauty in rapid expansion of China, but dangerously underginged.
In October 2020, Gao underwent a slight surgery to increase the nose in a clinic in Guangzhou, recommended by a friend. What he expected to be a rapid improvement to help his career turned into a disaster that alters life. Due to an infection during the procedure, the tip of the nose became necrotic and blackened.
Ryu had to abandon two dramas that had to appear due to the side effects of nose surgery and had to pay 400,000 yuan (about 55,000 USD) and 2 million yuan (about 275,000 USD) in penalty. His image was damaged, his shattered confidence and his professional path derailed.
The consequences and the scandal of industry
Further investigations have revealed that the clinic, It is timesHe had received five administrative penalties at the beginning of the same year. Dr. He Ming, the alleged “surgeon”, was neither qualified nor authorized to perform the surgery independently. Later it was suspended for six months and the clinic was fined only 49,000 yuan (~ 6,800 USD) before closing.
However, before the dust could be established, a new clinic –Qingya—Gh the same address. Public protests were rapid, spreading requests for more severe regulatory, transparency and criminal responsibility in the field of cosmetic surgery.
A national obsession with beauty
The story of Gao Liu, although tragic, is far from unique in China today. With the US income that increase and the ideals of beauty modeled by k-pop, souls and social media, the cosmetic procedures have exploded in popularity. Above 20 million Chinese suffer these surgical interventions every year, most of them young women under 30 years.
Abby Wu, a well -known cosmetic surgery influencer, embodies the other side of this phenomenon. He started his journey at 14 with liposuction, encouraged by his mother. Is done today 100 cosmetic procedures and co -owner of a beauty clinic in Beijing. Abby is proud of her transformation and documents her journey openly online.
Although it seems thrive in this world, Abby is not immune to the infinite “corrections” cycle. “Eye bags? Again an increase in the chin? Delito? I did everyone”, “ Abby laughs as she sees her face on the app.
Beauty or betrayal?
While influencer like the cosmetic improvements of Abby Champion as a form of empowerment, stories like Gao Liu paint a darker picture of a sector afflicted by unavailable clinics and unqualified practitioners. According to 2019 data, China had 80,000 illegal cosmetic service providers AND 100,000 non -certified doctors.
Dr. The luA surgeon authorized in Shanghai, esteem Hundreds of failed procedures occur daily. Many patients, desperate to cancel the damage, end up undergoing multiple corrective interventions, some never recover completely.
Yue YueA 28 -year -old human resources professional faced serious complications from collagen injections in an illegal clinic. Later he underwent three repair surgical interventions, but the trauma, both physical and emotional,. “I don’t even want to look more beautiful anymore. I just want my old face,” He says.
Redefine the cost of beauty
The transparency of Gao Liu triggered a rare yield of public accounts in China. His courage in sharing graphic images of his damaged nose broke the taboos and opened the floor for honest conversations on beauty, pressure and safety.
Its history is a chilling memory that behind the well -kept filters and the trendy beauty apps there is a sector that can create, but also destroy.
