Dinora Rodriguez, from Los Angeles, California, was left with a ‘uniboob’ after her breasts were conjoined by skin. She also had a nip-tuck operation on her eyelids that has meant she is unable to close them.
Mrs Rodriguez is featured in a new advertising campaign being mounted by the American Board of Plastic Surgery in an attempt to warn people about the dangers of using unqualified surgeons.
The ASPS want to warn people considering surgery to be on their guard against what they call ‘white coat deception’. A spokesman for the ABPS explained: ‘Just because they have a white coat doesn’t mean they are qualified to perform plastic surgery.’
Mrs Rodriguez said she discovered this the hard way after visiting a doctor to have her breast implants replaced. Her surgeon had cut across the two separate ‘pockets’ that normally hold breast tissue which meant the implants were able to touch in the middle creating the look of a single breast, or ‘uniboob’. The female surgeon also cut through nerves and muscle, leaving her with shooting pains in her ribs.
Mrs Rodriguez revealed that the surgeon also carried out corrective surgery on her eyes – even though she did not request any. The operation has left her unable to close her eyes and surgeons said no corrective surgery will be able to repair the damage.
Mrs Rodriguez must take medication for the rest of her life to keep her eyes moist.
A new surgeon, Dr Steven Teitelbaum, has since carried out corrective surgery on Mrs Rodriguez’s breasts.
She was able to pay for the new operation with a settlement after suing her previous surgeon for malpractice.
An advert featuring Mrs Rodriguez was unveiled at the annual conference of the ABPS in Denver, Colorado. The group hope it will warn women and men to check on the credentials of their doctors before going ahead with operations.
It is currently legal in 48 states for doctors who are not certified by the board of plastic surgeons to practice cosmetic and plastic surgery
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