“Elderly Surgeon” Performs Vaginal Rejuvenation and ENT Surgeon Performs Liposuction and Butt Lift, Prior to Patient Death
- Posted on: Feb 16 2011
Crazy story from the L.A. Times: An 85 year old surgeon was placed on three years probation after a patient he performed vaginal rejuvenation surgery on bled to death back in 2008. According to the article, Dr. Lawrence Hansen performed this procedure on a 39 year old woman, and was immediately followed by Dr. Harrell Robinson, an ENT physician, who subsequently performed liposuction and a butt lift. She bled to death soon afterwards from an accidental internal hemorrhage.
There are so many alarming details of this story that I don’t know where to start. First of all, I hope that I’m sitting on a beach somewhere sipping a Pina Colada when I’m in my 80’s and not in an operating room. That being said, there are many surgeons in their 80’s who may be perfectly capable and fine surgeons, but that hopefully won’t be me. And what is an ENT doctor performing liposuction and a buttock lift for? The buttocks are a long way from the head and neck. That’s almost as crazy as an ER doc performing plastic surgery! Don’t get me going on that…
If you are thinking about plastic surgery, do your homework and pick a REAL plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. A cosmetic surgeon is NOT the same as a plastic surgeon, like my old Ford Tempo from college is not the same as my Lincoln MKX.
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