Medical Malpractice
New Jersey Woman Sues Surgeon Over Temporary Rose Tattoo
Posted Jul 18, 2008, 03:12 pm CDT
By Martha Neil
A New Jersey woman has sued the doctor who operated on her back for a herniated disk--not because of any issue with the surgery, but because of what she found on her front the next day: a temporary red rose tattoo.
Recounts the Philadelphia Inquirer: "The patient discovered the tattoo below the panty line the next morning, when her husband was helping her get dressed to go home after the operation."
Her lawyer, Gregg Shivers, says plaintiff Elizabeth Mateo was "extremely emotionally upset" about the unauthorized body decoration apparently created while she was under general anesthesia. She was reportedly lying on her stomach during the back surgery, which was performed at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Burlington County. Mateo… Continue reading...
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