A doctor based near Lake Toba, Indonesia, filmed as they removed a large leech from a woman's nostril.

The gruesome footage was posted to TikTok where it racked up over 5 million views.

Dr Toman Simamora told Newsflare: "A female patient suffered from a bleeding nose for two weeks. The patient and her family were very worried to see this happen, they thought that a dangerous disease had occurred.

"It turned out that this was what happened to her nose. She finally felt happy and joyful after I took it out."

a female patient suffered from a bleeding nose for 2 weeks. the patient and her family were very worried to see this happen. the patient and her family thought that a dangerous disease had occurred. it turned out that this was what happened to her nose. finally felt happy and joyful after I took it out. nine million viewers were shocked to see it. it was almost unreasonable how this could happen. but this really happened.

The patient and her family thought that a very dangerous disease had occurred in her nose. It turned out that this was what happened in her nose. It was almost unreasonable but real. Nine million viewers were shocked to see this video