A plastic surgeon has been arrested and charged in connection with his surgery-obsessed wife’s death on his operating table.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The victim and deceased, Hillary Brown, 33, went under the knife on November 21 at her husband Dr Ben Brown‘s clinic, Restore Plastic Surgery, Florida, before suffering a medical emergency in the middle of ‘several procedures.’
Dr. Brown’s wife was having a ‘miniature muscle plication/abdominal scar revision, bilateral arm liposuction, lip injections, and ear adjustment procedures’ performed on the day of the cardiac arrest.
WHAT INVESTIGATIONS REVEAL
The findings of the investigation, which led to an emergency restriction of his license – show that Hillary, who had no medical training, almost acted as a nurse for her own procedure.
Hillary is said to have spiked her own IV bag while taking a ‘handful’ of pills that included Valium.
Per investigation by the state health department, Dr. Brown even allowed Hillary to suture her own skin after the initial procedure.
As her husband began to do liposuction on her arm, Hillary started to grow restless, when her feet suddenly started to twitch.
‘She stated that her vision started to blur, and she told Dr. Brown that she saw ”orange,”’ the report claims.
According to investigation, her husband didn’t stop the procedure, continuing to inject substances into her face.
Her twitching only got worse, until she became unresponsive and began having a seizure, the medical board says.
A medical assistant asked Dr. Brown if they should call 911 and Dr. Brown said ‘no,’ despite Hillary’s condition requiring a doctor to ‘transfer to a higher level of care’ after her seizure.
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CHARGES AGAINST HIM
Dr. Brown, 40, was charged on Monday, June 17, with second-degree felony homicide: manslaughter by culpable negligence in connection with his wife’s death following an investigation by county and state officials.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?
Brown could face up to life in prison, life on probation, and a $10,000 fine if convicted of second-degree homicide.
Her husband’s clinic is reportedly also facing several separate medical malpractice lawsuits.
