"There Are Many Heads"... Japanese Female Doctor Posts Dissection Cadaver 인증샷

Public Anger Does Not Easily Subside Even After Apology
"Withdrawal of Consent for Body Donation" Sparks Criticism from Netizens

A Japanese plastic surgeon is facing backlash from netizens after posting photos of a cadaver used for dissection without any mosaic censorship on social media (SNS). On the 25th (local time), Japanese media including NHK reported that Aimi Kuroda, a plastic surgeon in Tokyo, caused a social controversy by uploading photos and videos from an anatomy training session held in Guam last month on her SNS.

The biggest issue was the anatomical corpse photos that were insufficiently mosaicked. Aimi also said, "Alright, let's go dissect fresh corpses! There are many heads." X

The biggest issue was the photos of the cadaver used for dissection that were insufficiently mosaicked. Aimi wrote, "Alright, let's go dissect a fresh cadaver! There are a lot of heads." The doctor also posted photos from the training session on her blog on the 2nd. In the photos, she was posing with colleagues in the dissection lab with the cadaver in the background. When the controversy arose, Aimi posted an apology on the 23rd and deleted all the photos and videos. She said, "As a doctor and as a person, I sincerely apologize for posting content lacking ethical consideration. I thought all the bodies in the photos were mosaicked, but some were not. I am sorry for causing discomfort."

Regarding sharing the dissection training process on SNS, she explained, "Opportunities to perform dissection training with fresh cadavers in Japan are extremely rare. This opportunity was very precious, and I posted to let more doctors know that such opportunities exist." She continued, "I sincerely thank the donors and their families, as well as the organizers of this training. Once again, I apologize for posting content lacking ethical consideration." Despite Aimi's apology, public anger did not easily subside. Some voices even called for withdrawing consent for body donation due to the lack of respect shown by the doctor toward the donors. Many netizens responded with comments such as, "Because of Kuroda, trust in the Japanese medical community has declined," "I don't want to become a doctor's toy after death," and "What on earth was she thinking when posting such photos and messages?"