She underwent a CT scan showing significant inflammation and cellulitis in her abdomen with areas of fluid collection wrapping around her abdominal wall.Ī general surgeon at the hospital performed a physical exam and noted that five out of the fifteen incisions from the woman's liposuction surgery were open and draining serosanguinous fluid (yellow with small amounts of blood). That same day, the woman was taken to the emergency room at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center with complaints of sharp, stabbing abdominal pain. While at the clinic she used the restroom frequently because her incision sites were open and draining. Two weeks after her liposuction, the woman joined the weight loss clinic at Doctor's Weight Loss Centers. The doctor prescribed medications including Cipro, Vicodin, and Lasix and additionally recommended that she use ice and massage. The physician noticed that all four of her abdominal and arm incisions were draining and her left inner thigh incision was open. During her first postoperative visit several days after the procedure, the woman reported feeling miserable and nauseated. Summary of Plaintiff's AllegationsĪ woman presented to a physician at Heron Smart Lipo Center (Heron Med Spa) for an evaluation and a liposuction procedure. It was filed in Health Claims Arbitration on January 29, 2018, and it is the 54 th medical malpractice case filed in Maryland this year.
This medical malpractice claim was filed in Prince George's County after excessive fluid accumulation complicated a woman's liposuction recovery.