Woman learns painful lesson


KUALA LUMPUR: A 22-year-old woman is lucky to be alive after suffering from severe side effects due to the use of a fat-reducing beauty product.

The victim, who only wished to be known as Chua, bought the injection from an Instagram seller in September for RM250.

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