Woman in Her 30s Dies After Illegal Filler Injection at Lodging Facility

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Police have launched an investigation after a woman in her 30s died suddenly while receiving a cosmetic filler injection. The person who performed the procedure was a Chinese national in his 30s without a medical license.

Kwon Min-kyu reports exclusively.

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The underground parking lot of a lodging facility in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

A woman enters an elevator with a man and heads up to a guest room.

A short time later, paramedics are seen transporting the woman on a stretcher to a hospital.

[Fire Department Official: We confirmed that we were dispatched after receiving a report that a friend had collapsed. She was conscious, but unable to communicate.]

The victim, a Chinese national in her 30s, collapsed while receiving a so-called "Y-zone filler" injection and later died at the hospital.

An autopsy by the National Forensic Service determined the cause of death to be pulmonary embolism resulting from complications of a cosmetic filler.

The injection damaged a blood vessel, and the resulting blood clot blocked a pulmonary artery, leading to her death.

Police investigation revealed that the suspect, a Chinese man in his 30s identified as B, performed the procedure without a medical license.

Police have placed a travel ban on B and conducted search and seizure operations at the massage parlor he operates and his residence.

It was found that B recruited clients for the procedure using Telegram.

Immediately after the incident, B reportedly attempted to destroy evidence by hiding a suitcase containing syringes and other medical supplies in his vehicle.

Experts warn that filler injections in certain parts of the body where blood vessels are concentrated carry a high risk of complications, and that receiving such procedures from non-medical professionals is extremely dangerous.

[Professor Yoo Sung-ho / Seoul National University Department of Forensic Medicine: Since blood clots can eventually travel to the lungs or brain, the risk of death becomes very high. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and many developed countries generally consider injecting fillers in these areas to be very dangerous.]

Police plan to refer B to the prosecution soon on charges of professional negligence resulting in death and violation of the Medical Service Act.

(Video reporting: Kim Nam-sung | Video editing: Jung Yong-hwa | VJ: Noh Jae-min)
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