A Florida doctor can’t contest an emergency order banning him from performing “Brazilian butt lifts” after a patient’s death.
A Brazilian butt lift is considered to be the deadliest of all plastic surgeries. The mortality rate may be as high as 1 in 3,000, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which issued a warning about this type of butt augmentation surgery in August.
Dr. Arnaldo Valls sued to overturn a Florida health department order barring him from performing the plastic surgery procedure. The Florida Court of Appeal, Third District, Oct. 10 declined to review the order, saying the ...
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