On March 24, 2015, defendant, a plastic surgeon, performed fat transfers to areas of plaintiff's face during an elective cosmetic procedure. One of the known risks of this procedure is that fat could enter a blood vessel and migrate to the eyes, causing blindness. Upon awaking from anesthesia, plaintiff complained of pain in her left eye and decreased vision. Plaintiff was immediately taken to an ophthalmologist, who observed fat in some of the vessels of the retina. The...
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