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Florida Woman, 37, Ends Up Brain Dead After Liposuction Procedure
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Posted on 10/01/2009 8:44:57 PM PDT by Chet 99

Thursday, October 01, 2009

A 37-year-old mother of three is on life-support after going to a Weston, Fla. beauty clinic for a routine liposuction procedure, the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports on its Web site.

The attorney for the physician who performed the procedure at Weston Medspa said Rohie Kah-Orukotan, a nurse, did not suffer complications until the end of the procedure.

"She went in for a routine liposuction ... performed by (Dr. Omar J. Brito Marin) without any complications until the very end, at which time Dr. Brito immediately administered emergency care and called 911," attorney Brian Bieber told the Sun-Sentinel. "Paramedics arrived; they noted all emergency procedures put into place were proper."

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To: Chet 99
State records show Brito is not a board certified plastic surgeon...

Sorry. Couldn't help it.

21 posted on 10/01/2009 10:03:15 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: beagleone
Maybe the liposuction was done on her gladiolus maximum and they lipped to deep....end result, sucked brain!
22 posted on 10/01/2009 10:10:36 PM PDT by goodtomato (I'm blessed!)
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To: chris37

In Largo Florida a couple years back my brother’s neighbor,a 52 yr old mom in good health, bled to death after they pierced her intestine during a routine colon screening .


23 posted on 10/02/2009 3:00:47 AM PDT by Renegade (You go tell my buddies)
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