The 36-year-old woman, surnamed Xu, visited the Huamei Cosmetic Clinic in the provincial capital Guangzhou in May last year for an injection of PAAG, or hydrophilic polyacrylamide gel. Side effects including pain, lumps and inflammation in the breast tissue appeared shortly afterward and surgery to remove the gel failed.

The court ruled that Huamei had used an unapproved product that caused injury to Xu, who was granted compensation for surgery costs, medical inspection fees and psychological suffering, the report said.

It is the first PAAG lawsuit launched in Guangzhou. In Shenzhen, also in Guangdong Province, a cosmetic surgery hospital is facing a similar lawsuit from a patient seeking 210,000 yuan in compensation.

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