“Ruined Her Face” — The Controversial Decision To Allow A 13-Year-Old To Get Plastic Surgery

Celebrities often inspire their fans in many ways. Fans often emulate the style of their favorite celebrities with their makeup, hair, or clothing. Others take their inspiration to greater lengths, choosing to alter their appearance to look more like the celebrities they idolize.

Zhou Chuna, an 21-year-old from China, made the decision to undergo plastic surgery to look like her favorite celebrity, Chinese actress and singer Yu Shuxin, also known as Esther Yu. Zhou Chuna’s plastic surgery journey has gained the attention of media such as South China Morning Post (SCMP) and Toutiao News, which report that she had her first surgery when she was only 13 years old.

According to reports by SCMP and Toutiao News, Zhou Chuna has had over 100 procedures totaling 4 million yuan ($588,689 USD), reaching a point where doctors warned her and her parents that another surgery could prove fatal. Zhou Chuna shared that she had felt insecure about her appearance since she was in school, leading to a decline in her mental health. Her insecurities worsened when she moved to an international school in Shanghai, and her parents allowed her to undergo her first cosmetic procedure at 13 years old.

She has since dropped out of school while continuing to undergo procedures, with numerous warnings given by doctors due to the number of surgeries she had received. A doctor at a Shanghai medical clinic has reported to SCMP that they will no longer perform surgeries on Zhou Chuna as further procedures could “ruin” her face or cause permanent side effects.

While Zhou Chuna has admitted that she has gained confidence through her procedures, she has also revealed that she does not plan to go under the knife again.