A Newton woman has been charged with impersonating a doctor after a botched surgery left a 22-year-old victim permanently scarred.
Dingrui Wang, 34, was indicted by a Suffolk grand jury on Jan. 29 and will be arraigned on Thursday.
In January 2020, Wang performed double eyelid blepharoplasty surgery on the victim at an unlicensed clinic at 57A Brighton Avenue in Allston, according to prosecutors. Wang represented herself as a licensed physician despite not having a Massachusetts physician registration.
During the procedure, Wang injected local anesthetic into the victim’s eyelids, along with non-FDA-approved dermal fillers, which resulted in permanent scarring, authorities said.
After Wang finished the surgery on the first eyelid, the victim was in extreme pain and tried to leave, but Wang pushed her back onto the table to keep her from leaving until the surgery was completed, according to prosecutors.
Wang is charged with 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 $1,200 by false pretense. She is also charged with unauthorized practice of medicine.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said pretending to be a doctor is a serious offense.
“Physicians are licensed for very good reasons, primary among them the assurance that patients are going to be treated by someone trained and certified to deliver safe, effective medical procedures,” Hayden said. “When misrepresentations are made the results can be devastating.”
