Patient Dies Following Cosmetic Surgery
Patient Dies Following Cosmetic Surgery
44-year-old Oskatukei "Osak" Omulepu has been ordered by a Florida court to stop performing plastic surgery following a procedure which led to the death of an Illinois woman. He must have a board certified physician present for any other medical procedures performed until the court rules on the state's efforts to stop the doctor from practicing. Lattia Baumeister, a 30-year-old patient of Omulepu's died on June 1st of fat clots found in her lungs from liposuction and fat transfer surgery. The patient suddenly stopped breathing in the middle of the liposuction procedure. Paramedics arrived at the scene to find Omulepu performing CPR on Baumeister, who had traveled approximately 150 miles to his South Florida office. She was immediately taken to Kendall Regional Medical Center, but medical personnel could not revive her.
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