By Tiffany Williams –
BOSTON — A Newton woman is headed to Suffolk Superior Court Thursday, accused of masquerading as a physician and carrying out a botched cosmetic surgery that prosecutors say left a young woman permanently scarred and unable to escape the procedure as it was happening.
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced that DINGRUI WANG, 34, will be arraigned in courtroom 705 on a sweeping list of charges tied to what authorities describe as an illegal, unregistered cosmetic surgery performed at an unlicensed clinic in Allston.
Prosecutors say 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, two counts of larceny over $1,200 by false pretense, unauthorized practice of medicine, improper use of the title of physician, and receiving payment for a surgical procedure based on that misrepresentation. A Suffolk grand jury indicted Wang on Thursday, January 29.
According to the indictment, the case dates back to January 2020, when Wang allegedly represented herself as a licensed physician despite not holding a Massachusetts physician registration. Prosecutors say she performed a double eyelid blepharoplasty on a 22-year-old woman inside an unlicensed clinic located at 57A Brighton Ave. in Allston.
Authorities allege Wang injected local anesthetic directly into the victim’s eyelids and used non-FDA approved dermal fillers during the procedure, causing permanent scarring.
The situation escalated when the victim, suffering extreme pain after the first eyelid surgery, attempted to leave the clinic. Prosecutors say Wang physically pushed the woman back onto the table and prevented her from leaving until the surgery was completed, forming the basis of the kidnapping charge.
The alleged deception extended beyond the operating table. Prosecutors say Wang falsely claimed she held current aesthetician, massage therapist, and hair salon licenses on a loan application submitted to the American Lending Center. Those licenses were allegedly suspended at the time. Authorities say Wang secured a $37,379 loan based on those misrepresentations.
“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. When misrepresentations are made the results can be devastating,” Hayden said.