Why is a 19-year-old boy with a "intelligence 5" and a "shock" surgery?
Aug 13, 2024
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According to Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, Mr. Lu, who lives in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, claimed that his 19-year-old son had undergone breast enlargement plastic surgery on the 28th of last month after being twisted by a hospital staff member.
Lou, the mother, said "The family was shocked to hear this news. The sky seemed to be falling""The son suffers from a mental disorder " he said.
Her son is known to have an intellectual disability and a mental age of only five and has depression, anxiety disorders, and sleep disorders.
Lu claimed that his son visited the hospital to find a job and was told by an employee that he could make money through livestreaming if he had surgery.
According to a text message between the son and the employee she released, the son inquired to get a job at the hospital, which provides accommodation and lodging for 3,000 yuan (about 570,000 won) a month.
When his son asked if he had a job at the hospital, one employee explained "You can start working when you recover from chest surgery."
Therefore, when his son was worried that "plastic surgery is usually done by women and there is no cost for surgery", the employee answered reassuringly, saying, "Men are also okay."
He also persuaded them to pay for the surgery in installments, saying that the cost can be repaid with live streaming revenue.
He said "There are a lot of live streamers here who get plastic surgery and make a lot of money. One platform can receive the proceeds within a week and another platform pays the same day."
Eventually, the son paid for the surgery by lending a total of 37,000 yuan, including 30,000 yuan (about 5.7 million won) in principal and 7,000 yuan (about 1.34 million won) in interest, for two years.
Mr. Lu said, "The surgery turned my son's chest into a B cup and he had two long scars under his chest"When I see that scar, my heart breaks."
Lou said he removed the prosthesis after several protests, but it caused another trauma to his son.
Upon hearing the news, a lawyer said "If a person is not capable of civil conduct, a guardian's signature is required"In this case, there was no parental consent and signature, so the hospital should refund the money and compensate if any damage occurred." he said.
Netizens are asking "A 19-year-old boy's breast enlargement surgery? Something unbelievable happened", "To put a breast prosthesis on a boy with a mental age of five, these people are beasts.""Some plastic surgery clinics are like con artists."I'm posting a rebuke.
bellho@sportschosun.com
