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(#12) A 19-Year-Old Posed As A Plastic Surgeon And Operated An Illegal Basement Clinic
In October 2017, Toronto police arrested 19-year-old Jingyi "Kitty" Wang on aggravated assault charges. “Dr. Kitty” Wang posed as a plastic surgeon and worked out of a basement performing various procedures using injections. After a failed "face filler" procedure, which led to a serious infection, one woman reported Wang to the police.
Wang, who does not possess a medical license, also faces deportation back to China, in violation of her student visa. Reportedly, Wang claimed she obtained a pre-med certificate in China and relocated to Canada to attend the university.
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(#7) Husband And Wife Convicted After Back-Alley Surgery Results In Death
In 2011, Ruben Matallana-Galvas and his wife, Carmen Torres-Sanchez, pled guilty to manslaughter after Las Vegas police arrested the couple for performing illegal cosmetic surgeries in the backroom of a Tiles N More. Reportedly, the couple performed a buttocks enhancement surgery on 42-year-old Elena Caro without any medical licensure.
Medical examiners reported Caro died from an allergic reaction to the anesthesia. Authorities apprehended the couple as they attempted to flee the country, and Matallana-Galva admitted he only possessed a license to practice homeopathy in Colombia.
In October 2012, the courts convicted the couple of involuntary manslaughter and operating without a medical license. They received a sentence of four to eight years in prison for Caro’s death.
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(#10) Dr. Oleg Davie Changed Patient's Medical Records To Cover Up Negligence
In 2012, Manhattan surgeon Dr. Oleg Davie performed liposuction on former model Isel Pineda. Pineda was on medication for a previous heart transplant. New York courts charged Davie with criminal negligence when Pineda died of a heart attack after the cosmetic operation.
The prosecution maintained Davie knew not to operate on patients with heart disease. Reportedly, Davie manipulated Pineda’s medical records to remove information about her preexisting heart condition. Davie pled guilty, lost his medical license, and received two months of jail time.
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(#9) Carlos Gustavo Arzuz Performed Surgeries In Illegal Clinic
In 2013, plastic surgeon Carlos Gustavo Arzuza performed a liposuction procedure on Roberto del Barco, 45. Barco died from complications with the anesthesia Arzuza improperly administered. Authorities investigated Arzuza on suspicions of negligence and fraud but never convicted him.
In 2016, another patient, Isabel Beatriz Gattari, 49, died shortly after Arzuza performed cosmetic surgery on her in his unauthorized Mendoza clinic in Argentina. Gattari's death resulted in homicide charges for Arzuza and Laura Dutta, his wife and assistant.
Reportedly, authorities apprehended the surgeon after he performed a botched penile enlargement procedure on himself. In 2018, Argentinian officials found Arzuza guilty of manslaughter.
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(#2) Oneal Ron Morris Used Cement, Super Glue, and Fix-A-Flat to Lift Ladies' Butts
The "toxic tush doctor" Oneal Ron Morris performed gluteal augmentation surgeries in South Florida without a license. Reportedly, she injected a mixture of dangerous substances into her patients, including cement, super glue, and Fix-A-Flat. One of her patients, 31-year-old Shatarka Nuby, passed away from organ failure as a result of the non-medical grade silicone Morris used during the procedure.
Additional patients reported becoming ill from their treatments with Morris. In 2017, South Florida courts found Morris guilty of manslaughter and sentenced her to 10 years in prison.
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(#11) Dr. Alireza Sadeghi Was Charged with Raping His Wife and Illegally Filming Female Patients
In May 2016, New Orleans authorities indicted plastic surgeon Dr. Alireza Sadeghi on charges of rape and voyeurism. Sadeghi’s ex-wife alleged her husband sexually assaulted her as well as illegally videotaped his female patients. The report maintained Sadeghi filmed his patients without their consent while they undressed and later when they were unconscious.
In March 2017, the courts dismissed the felony charges, but Sadeghi pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of negligent injury. As a result, the state suspended his medical license for six months.
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