Seven years after 18-year-old Amy Fledderman succumbed to complications arising from liposuction procedures passed away, the jury reached a decision that gave immense solace to the parents of the teenager.
They awarded $20.5 million for damages incurred by Amy’s family as well as for compensation for their emotional loss. Their attorney said the jury decision was “some sort of omen” as the jury convened to pass the verdict on the seventh anniversary of the fateful surgery.
It seems the plastic surgeon accused of botching up the cosmetic surgery procedure was not licensed to practice certain cosmetic procedures and was even ordered by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to refrain from doing so.
The facility where the procedure was carried out was also ruled out as it was not designated as an ambulatory surgical facility.
Note: The Plastic Surgery Institute of California recently acquired this certification and like a select few practices in
But what we do find baffling is Amy’s age and the readiness with which her parents assented to a liposuction surgery. A tummy, leg and chin liposuction for an 18-year-old whose body hasn’t developed completely is not something that most plastic surgeons advice parents and children for.
Unless a patient faces difficulty in mobility and has certain health problems, our advanced surgical institute does not consider teenage liposuction a good decision on part of the parent and the child.
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