After outpatient cosmetic surgery, they wound up in the hospital or alone at a recovery house

Patients speak out against, sue surgery centers for cosmetic care

Chain cosmetic surgery centers are the focus of dozens of patient lawsuits alleging poor care or results, a recent investigation by KFF Health News found. Many chains are backed by private equity.

After Outpatient Cosmetic Surgery, They Wound Up in the Hospital or Alone at a Recovery House

Lisa Farris worried that a nasty infection from recent liposuction and a tummy tuck was rapidly getting worse. So she phoned the cosmetic surgery center to ask if she should head to the emergency room, she alleges in a lawsuit. The nurse who took the call at the Sono Bello center in Addison, Texas, told her she “absolutely should not” go to the ER — even though Farris “had a large gush of foul fluid” leaking from the incision, according to recor…