Cosmetic surgery leaves teen brain damaged, mother 'just wants daughter back'

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A Thornton family has filed a lawsuit against a prominent doctor and a nurse anesthetist saying after their daughter suffered two cardiac arrests and brain damage during cosmetic surgery, the medical professionals overseeing her care did not call 911 for more than five hours.

“We just really want to know what happened, what was the truth, what happened back there”, said Lynn Fam, during an interview with CBS4.

The procedure took place at Kim’s Greenwood Village office, Colorado Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery. The lawsuit alleges negligence and contends that during that initial timeframe, Nguyen went into cardiac arrest and was revived when Dr. Kim performed CPR. Kim did not respond to multiple messages left by CBS4, but his attorney, Kari Hershey, told CBS4 “As a physician, Dr. Kim is not at liberty to comment about any specific patient.”Finally, at 7:35 p.m., the lawsuit says Meeker, the nurse anesthetist, called 911. An ambulance was sent and Nguyen was transported to Littleton Adventist Hospital.

“To me it’s a miracle she pulled through all that and she is still fighting this. I don’t know how they can sleep at night knowing they did this to her. They ruined Emmalyn’s life, not just hers but all of ours.”

 

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The entire Blame here is on the Parents , instead of educating the Poor girl & remind her how beautiful she is already & advice her to spend $6k on education, Travel, investment they allowed her to go under knife at that age ! This is very sad !

My heart breaks for this girl but suing the surgeons over this? Absolutely ridiculous They have you sign a waiver as there are risks with any surgery . Just lawyers wanting money

Damn and I want some titties so bad and she’s so young smh hope sis pulls through and wakes up with some nice titties and some spiritual wisdom She on a Quest right now she’s gonna wake up when she’s ready

Hey there, onslaught of random judgies, the correct response is to acknowledge that all surgeries have inherent risks, pray that her brain can heal, and STFU about why you think someone might choose a certain surgery. The rest will be sorted out between the parties involved.

I feel sorry for the daughter. Society failed her. And her Parents failed her. 6000$ and 18. And she wants Breasts?!? Not education? Not travel? Not a car? Not humanitarian aid. Breasts!!! Wake up World. Look what we have done to our children.

What kind of mother let’s their daughter start saving money for a boob job when they’re still underage? Pretty piss poor example of a mother. All surgeries come with risk. I’m sorry but they deserve nothing in a lawsuit.

This mother now paid her lesson with her daughter life.

Teens shouldn’t be getting plastic surgery unless i’s medically necessary. Sorry about the little lady suffering.

I pray for her in the name of jesus i have no money and gold but i have this name be heal in the name of jesus i pray..

How very sad.

Too much anaesthesia causes respiratory arrest and then cardiac arrest. Lack of oxygen & blood, to the brain causes brain death after four minutes without CPR! Why wasn't 911 called?

Love yourself and be proud. I would never allow my daughter to have any plastic surgery! Tell your children that they are beautiful. It’s so horrible what happened to this beautiful girl.🙏

This is so sad for so many reasons.

What the hell did that butcher do.

Love the way you are🤦🏻‍♂️, now days its only 2 way: 1.- accept the body you have and be proud.👍 2.-Be an idiot, play with fire and...deal with the consequences.👎 Your choice 🤷🏻‍♂️

Just another CNN article posted by CTV. 🤔

Very tragic.

Such a terrible situation.

She is an adult, she saved her money. Surgical procedures have risks. This is tragic, that the risks happened.

Really sad story :( I remember working for a non surgical cosmetic company and so many teens would call the callcentre to request treatments. I was shocked. And telling them they need to be at least 18 yrs old to get a free consultation, made them really upset.

It's a real shame everyone is concerned with the type of surgery she had rather then what happened..

Way to go, mom

She is no longer a teen she is a young adult. Your tweet left me thinking why would a mom let their teenager have plastic surgery. Either way tragic story.

Not a teen!!!

Why the hell you letting your kid get breast implants at 18

bad mom for letting an 18 year old do this to her body

did she get the implants

It’s really a shame that parents and family are ok with kids going through these types of procedures. Listen, anytime there’s an invasive procedure and an anesthesiologist is required, it’s is High Risk. Doesn’t matter what any doctor says. Everyone reacts differently.

18, and self worth based on boobs. Mother seems proud she “saved” 6000$ for it. How long has your teen felt not worth enough? She start saving at 12? 8? Guesses whether or not she saved for college too, or boobs more important than brains?

All these ppl blaming the parents? She is legally an adult at 18 and paid for it herself. The only ppl to blame are the medical professionals who failed to do their job and manage her care appropriately.

Letting an 18 year old get a boob job? Looks like brain damage is a hereditary affliction in that family.

Very sad state of affairs.

Heart break for kids with immature parents such as these...

Idiot parents! Any surgery has inherent dangers...

what a tragedy poor young lady

not to undermine what happened with this teen, but breast augmentation as a teen WHAT THE F/CK

MSM says be who you are, but not meaning who you were born as; love the you that you have to get unnecessary procedures to be; let this be a lesson to all of you out there; love and appreciate what you already have and are; never know whats waiting for you on the other side.

She allowed her teen to get plastic surgery .. wtf was she thinking

My heart breaks for this poor young lady who didn’t know she’s beautiful as she is.

Despite campaigns letting young girls know they are fine just the way they are, the pressure to be “perfect” is ever pervasive. This is so very sad for both her and her family.

It is a tragic story in every aspect, including an 18 year old feeling the need to have breast augmentation.

Why are teens not taught to be proud of who they are, and that they should wait until they have matured to make such a drastic decision as plastic surgery? They haven't finished developing mentally, or emotionally yet, let alone physically!

It’s a dark day for thotting

that poor kid

Praying for this girl and her family.

Which daughter, your real daughter, or the new one you were trying to make with the cosmetic surgery.

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