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WOMAN DIES FROM FACELIFT
A 58-year old woman who had a history of heart disease (Ischemic Heart Disease) and COPD
(Cardiopulmonary Disease) sought to have facial plastic surgery (Facelift).She also had a surgical history of heart stent placement previously in 2003.
In February 2012 she (Patient) was seen by her cardiologist for recurring Ischemic Chest Pain and she was put on nitroglycerin.
In March of 2012 she went for her facelift after clearance was obtained from her general practice physician --- but not from her cardiologist. She experienced chest pain and labored breathing upon administration of anesthesia for the facelift operation --- but the surgeon continued. During the facelift procedure the Patient coded red and died of Myocardial Infarction.
The opinion of two plastic surgeon experts is that the Patient should not have been allowed to have the facelift without clearance from a cardiologist; and that the surgery certainly should have been aborted when the difficulties arose during the surgery.
[ See, MedQuest, www.medquestltd.com/patient suffers heart death following facelift]
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