I've received a number of questions regarding the unfortunate recent death of a patient undergoing liposuction in South Florida. I will not mention the patient's name out of respect to her and her family.
While the autopsy hasn't been released by the Broward county medical examiner some information can be gathered from the recently released 911 call from the surgery center.
I disclaim that I don't have a way to know with certainty the cause of the death, however, the available information gives me a great degree of suspicion as to the most possible cause.
The 911 call reveals that the patient had been treated with "general anesthesia". Numerous scientific studies show that most adverse consequences of a cosmetic procedure occur when the procedure is performed using general anesthesia. In my opinion no cosmetic procedure should be performed under general anesthesia. I perform all my procedures with local anesthesia with the patient awake, to avoid so many of the risks of "going under".
I believe once the autopsy report is released the death cause will be cardiac arrest (heart attack) or a pulmonary embolism, both common risks of surgery associated with general anesthesia.
I hope this answers your questions regarding this sad and unfortunate event, and I hope it helps you and your loved ones!
Please seek cosmetic surgeons proficiently trained in local anesthesia for your aesthetic needs!
P.S. Questions? Ask me!
Dr. Rene Perez
Excellence through passion!™
http://liposuctionmiami.blogspot.com/
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