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The Newton woman faces multiple assault and battery charges after she allegedly performed a cosmetic surgery in an apartment complex, DA says.
A Newton woman is facing a bevy of charges after she allegedly posed as a doctor and performed a cosmetic procedure on a woman, resulting in permanent damage, Boston prosecutors said.
Dingrui Wang, 34, faces four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious injury, one count of kidnapping, and two counts of larceny over $1200 by false pretense, the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a press release.
Wang is also charged with unauthorized practice of medicine and improper use of the title of physician and receiving payment for a surgical procedure based on that misrepresentation, after she allegedly falsely advertised herself as a physician, Hayden’s office said.
In January 2020, Wang allegedly performed a double eyelid blepharoplasty on a 22-year-old woman in an apartment at 57 Brighton Ave. in Allston while not holding a physician’s license, the DA said.
The cosmetic procedure is meant to form an eyelid crease “resulting in a large and more symmetric, almond-shaped eye,” says Stanford Medicine’s website.
During the surgery, Wang allegedly injected a local anesthetic and non-FDA-approved dermal fillers into the victim’s eyelids, which caused permanent scarring, Hayden’s office said.
After Wang finished one eye, the victim was in such extreme pain she tried to leave the apartment building, prosecutors said.
However, Wang allegedly pushed the victim back onto the table and prevented her from leaving until the surgery was completed, the DA said.
Wang also lied about obtaining other licenses, prosecutors allege.
Wang allegedly “misrepresented” herself on a loan application, claiming she currently held other certificates like massage therapist and hair salon licenses.
However, her licenses were allegedly suspended during the time of her application, the DA said.
Wang allegedly received $37,379 in loans, the DA said.
“Physicians are licensed for very good reasons, primarily among them the assurance that patients are going to be treated by someone trained and certified to deliver safe, effective medical procedures. When misrepresentations are made, the results can be devastating,” Hayden said.
Wang was indicted on Jan. 29 and is scheduled to be arraigned on Feb. 5, the DA’s office said. Attorney information for Wang was not immediately available Monday night.
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