A Chennai makeup artist suffered severe earlobe damage after a ‘herbal treatment’ at a beauty parlour. The parlour owner has been ordered to pay ₹5 lakh compensation. The corrosive substance used in the treatment led to the loss of both earlobes, impacting the artist’s career and personal life. Doctors confirmed the presence of trichloroacetic acid.
Beauty parlour to pay Rs 5L as woman loses earlobes to acidic ‘herbal’ mix