Toronto MD Accused of "Lack of Judgment" in Lipo Death Hearing
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In the first day of a disciplinary hearing investigating the 2007 death of Krista Stryland after liposuction, the lawyer for Ontario's medical oversight group said that Dr. Behnaz Yazdanfar (right) exhibited a "fundamental lack of knowledge and a marked lack of judgment" in the Stryland case and others.
Carolyn Silver, the lawyer for the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons, alleged that before Stryland (left) died on the table following liposuction in 2007, Dr. Yazdanfar left her in an "obviously unstable condition," and moved on to her next surgery patient.
Dr. Yazdanfar's lawyer says the allegation is "simply not true" and that the complication involved could have happened to any certified plastic surgeon.
The American Society for Plastic Surgeons has published guidelines stating that no more than 5 liters of fat and fluids should be removed during liposuction. A review of 40 of Yazdanfar's cases revealed that she allegedly removed more than five liters in over half of the cases, and in some she removed nearly double the recommended maximum amount.
The 39-year-old family physician began performing cosmetic procedures in 2000; she was ordered in May 2009 to immediately cease treating patients, including all pre-operative and post-operative appointments, pending the outcome of the case.
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14 Jul 2009
The article states "family physician", clearly not a plastic surgeon. Buyer beware.
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6 Aug 2009
If she was truly indeed a family physician then why on earth was she performing liposuction? This seems rather odd and possibly there should be more checks done on all performing this procedure.