Actor Jet Li confirms he had surgery to remove tumour

Action movie star Jet Li, who was in the news recently after going for surgery, has shared details on his condition and the operation for the first time.

- Lim Ruey Yan

The actor looked relaxed in a video first uploaded on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu on Aug 29. It was also posted on Weibo on Aug 31.

Li, who turned 62 on April 26, said he noticed a lump on the right side of his neck while looking in the mirror on his birthday.

"I touched it and it was a little hard," he said in the video. "I went to see an ear, nose and throat specialist, who said it might be a tooth swelling, with gum inflammation affecting the lymph nodes."

The China-born Singaporean actor said he took anti-inflammatory medication for a week with no improvement in his condition.

At the doctor's recommendation, Li separately underwent an ultrasound, computed tomography scan and needle biopsy. The results indicated that he had a benign tumour, but there were some areas in the tumour which were unclear.