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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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A 75-year-old Chinese woman spends Rs 4.3 crore of her life savings on beauty treatments, including a Rs 5.7 lakh lip tattoo; forced to sell jewellery to pay rent

A 75-year-old woman in China spent her entire life savings of three million yuan, or around Rs 4.3 crore, on beauty treatments at a single salon, leaving her without money for basic living expenses. Her daughter eventually discovered the extent of the spending and sought help from a Shanghai television programme.

According to the South China Morning Post, the elderly woman, identified only by her surname Yu, had been visiting a branch of Yongqi Beauty and Hairdressing Company, along with a medical beauty clinic linked to the business, since 2016.

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