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Still Infected from Liposuction 2+ Years Later
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Still Infected from Liposuction 2+ Years Later
Jennie05January 12, 2024
I got a horrible infection from a Liposuction done 11-01-21 . More than 2 years later I am still infected with mycobacterium Abbesses. I have had 5 major debridement surgeries at Uhealth and almost weekly incision and drainage with Dr.Lipo the first 6 months after the original surgery the he stopped seeing me and referred me to his nurse to do the incision and drainage. I never went back after this , if the surgeon that caused this infection doesn’t have the time to treat me I didn’t need to go there anymore . Dr Lipo saw me for the first time the one month after my surgery , but I showed signs of infections 2 weeks post op. I was seeing the nurses several times a week because I was ill and I knew something was wrong but they should not schedule me to see Dr. Lipo until 12/01/2021. I had to be on IV antibiotics with a picc line for 3 months and then again for another 3 months , oral antibiotics for 18 months. I lost hearing and my skin color changed due to all the antibiotics. Having this surgery has destroyed my life physically and mentally . My body is completely disfigured. I was cut open from hip to hip and my skin was lifted to clean out infection and the wound was left open for 4 months to close without stitches. Unable to work and 10’s of thousands dollars deep in medical bills . Infection is a risk with any surgery but when the center does not properly clean and disinfect there instruments and the nurses do not follow proper sterile protocol this is malpractice but since Dr Lipo doesn’t have malpractice insurance, no lawyer will take my case . Not carrying malpractice gives the surgeon a free ticket to not follow proper protocol because they are untouchable in the legal system. So I am still infected to this day , all the scars , side effects , suffering and trauma I get to keep living with but the surgeon that caused all this gets off with out any penalty.
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January 14, 2024
Wow how scary. Do you know why you needed such a long course of antibiotics? I've never heard of that for an infection that's treated within the first month or so of contracting the infection. Why has the 3 months of antibiotics not cleared the infection? I'm not saying this to doubt, I'm just genuinely concerned how this could happen to a person! If you're still struggling with an infection you definitely need to incorporate biofilm disruptors with the antibiotics, but even then I don't see how the initial round didn't eradicate it?
January 30, 2024
I'm shocked that ANY Dr in the USA would be practicing WITHOUT malpractice insurance! Is that NOTHING else the lawyer can do? I certainly would be persistent. I'm so sorry this happened to you
Very sorry this is your outcome! What a [RS bleep] doctor.