The real shadow doctor issue in Korea looks like this: Doctor comes into surgery room or at least does the consultation -> anaesthesia -> inexperienced surgeon

The real shadow doctor issue in Korea looks like this: Doctor comes into surgery room or at least does the consultation -> anaesthesia -> inexperienced surgeon/non-surgeon comes into room while patient isn't awake and conducts operation This is fraud, plain and simple. Especially in the plastic surgery sector (which is very established in South Korea), individual surgeons tend to have a reputation for having a certain style they achieve, which is what patients chose the clinic based on. Victim is a perfectly suitable word.