Dr Omulepu Surgical

A South Florida plastic surgeon performs a whole new procedure than what the patient paid for. On February 15, 2016, Crystal Heath went to Dr. Omulepu for a liposuction and Brazilian butt lift. When Crystal woke up from her anesthesia, she realized that the doctor ended up giving her a tummy tuck instead. His reasoning in doing this was because she didn’t have enough fat on her stomach to be transferred to her backside to do the original procedure (krauth, Torres 2016). After the surgery, crystal was left with a 7-inch hole in her stomach that resulted in an 11-day hospital stay. A few days later, the department of health restricted the license of Dr. Omulepu to do brazilian butt lift and liposuction procedures after many patients claimed that he botched their procedures as well. …show more content…
Omulepu has violated many ethical principles, such as, autonomy, beneficence, and non-maleficence. He did not respect crystals decision in getting the Brazilian butt lift and liposuction. Instead he did whatever he wanted, lacking the principle of autonomy. He caused her so much pain, leaving her with a 7-inch hole and many other infections. He broke the code of Hippocrates, pledging to do no harm. Dr. Omulepu lacks the principles of beneficence and non-maleficence. This incident could have been avoided if the surgeon would have stopped the procedure once he saw that he could not transfer the fat. When crystal woke up he could have explained to her the