Tragic Outcomes After Plastic Surgery

John LoMonaco, MD answers: Brain-dead from laser lipo under local anesthesia?

This question is for doctors who perform Smart Lipo or liposuction using local anesthesia: I read about a 37-year-old woman who went brain-dead after receiving laser lipo at a Medspa in the East Coast. How is it possible for a woman to go brain-dead and die from laser lipo, or do you think msybe something else transpired with her for such a drastic outcome of her surgery?


John LoMonaco, MD
29 days ago
By John LoMonaco, MD - Houston Plastic Surgeon

It is possible for "lightning to strike" any one of us at any time, including during a plastic surgery case. 

Sadly, almost all of the bad outcomes that you will hear about in the media are have one or more of the following in common:

  1. A practitioner  with inadequate training or questionable credentials
  2. A facility that is not properly staffed or equipped

My advice to all patients is to seek only board-certified plastic surgeons who perform their procedures in fully accredited facilities. 

Your doctor should also have hospital privileges for whatever procedure he is performing, even if it is in an outpatient facility. 

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