China hospital calls in manicurist to remove woman’s fake nails before emergency treatment
South China Morning Post
by Fran LuMarch 5, 2026
A Chinese woman who suffered a heart attack almost missed out on life-saving treatment because of her gel nails.
The case has shocked mainland social media and become a wake-up call about the risk of manicures.
The 28-year-old woman in central China’s Hunan province, who uses the pseudonym Lili, had a sudden heart attack on February 5.
Emergency medical staff at the People’s Hospital of Hunan Province immediately came to her rescue.
However, when they tried to fit a fingertip pulse oximeter, a...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 3/5/2026