A beauty guru who traveled to Korea for a ‘harmless’ skincare treatment has returned home blind in one eye. 

In a now-deleted TikTok that raked in millions of views, Esther Jeong, from California, explained that she was recently injected with a collagen stimulant.

‘I didn’t get surgery. I didn’t get filler. I got what I thought was a very harmless skin booster,’ she explained in the video, per a duet of the original video.

Right after the injection, Esther claims that she lost sight in her eye with her doctor assuring her that it was a temporary side effect from the anesthesia.

However, her vision did not return.

Esther said that she then went to the emergency room where she was told her vision could have been saved had doctors reversed the treatment within the first two hours.

The devastated content creator has since spoken to ophthalmologists who confirmed that she had suffered blockages in the branch arteries of her eyes leading to dead retinal tissue. 

Esther said the vision in her left eye is like ‘dead pixels’ on a screen, according to Daily Dot.

In a now-deleted TikTok that raked in millions of views, Esther Jeong, from California, explained that she was recently injected with a collagen stimulant  

‘Anything I focus on, whenever I move my eye, it’s like completely erased. It has been so traumatic, it’s been a nightmare,’ she said. 

‘Because, as you know, I’m a designer and I’m a ceramic artist, and my livelihood is based off of what I see.’

She said that she had remained in Korea to try experimental treatments to get her eyesight back – but nothing had worked.

Once Esther was aware that her lack of eyesight was permanent, she started to seek compensation. 

‘I just fear it won’t be fair compensation, because this will impact my career, my future, and there’s just so much uncertainty on how I can live a fulfilling life after this incident,’ she admitted.

‘It’s been emotionally, mentally, financially draining.’

She concluded: ‘I think people go to Korea and do all these skin treatments thinking that it’s like an easy and quick thing. And that’s what I thought, too, even though I did research for over a year and thought it was safe.

‘But something like this happened. I became a statistic somehow. So I just want people to be aware that things like this could happen.’

Right after the injection, Esther claims that she lost sight in her eye with her doctor assuring her that it was a temporary side effect from the anesthesia (stock image) 

Eye doctor Alexa Hecht explained in a TikTok video that based on her claims, Esther appears to have suffered from a branch retinal artery occlusion.

‘This happens when material accidentally enters a blood vessel during an injection and travels to the back of the eye called the retina and blocks oxygen and blood flow,’ the medical expert said in her own TikTok video about Esther’s situation.  

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Dr. Alexa added that this complication is rare but can cause ‘sudden, irreversible vision loss.’

Users in the comments chimed in about their own experiences of blindness from other treatments. 

‘I just went blind in my left eye due to a retinal detachment!’ one wrote. 

‘Mine happened out of state and no one would see me due to my insurance. I’m an artist as well. It’s been so so traumatizing.’

Others urged Esther to sue and expose the doctor and their practice.

‘Please do not hesitate to name the doctor and his practice. THIS is medical negligence,’ they commented.

‘If the settlement is not enough for you, please seek legal advice and potentially sue. THIS is an ADVERSE EVENT.’

Another wrote: ‘Girl, this is a HUGE LAWSUIT.’ 

DailyMail.com contacted the product manufacturers for comment.