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Dr. Sasa Espino Held Medical Licenses in Nine States Before Surrendering Her Virginia License: What Patients Should Know
CBS 6 reports that Richmond breast surgeon Dr. Sasa Grae Espino obtained active medical licenses in eight more states in late June 2026, days before she permanently surrendered her Virginia license on July 1. Her lawyers say she does not maintain an active clinical or surgical practice in any of them and deny all negligence. Here is what the record shows and what former patients should do.
Texas Renewed Dr. Dare Ajibade's Medical License After a Board Order Tied to a Patient Death: What Patients Should Know
In early September 2026 ABC13 Houston reported that the Texas Medical Board renewed cosmetic surgeon Dr. Dare Ajibade's license for two more years, about two weeks after a board disciplinary order became public. That order, entered in June 2026, describes a patient who died of a pulmonary fat embolism after a roughly ten-hour surgery. He neither admitted nor denied the findings, and the pending malpractice lawsuits against him remain unproven allegations. Here is what a renewed license does and does not tell you.
Rectal Injury During Fibroid Surgery: What a Virginia Myomectomy Verdict Means for Injured Patients
In September 2026 a Prince William County jury awarded a Woodbridge woman a verdict that the court reduced to Virginia's $2.65 million malpractice cap, after a surgeon cut about two inches into her rectum instead of her vaginal wall during fibroid surgery. Here is what the record shows, when a surgical bowel injury is negligence, and what injured patients should do.
Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) Lawsuits: What Injured Patients and Families Should Know
The Brazilian Butt Lift is one of the most requested cosmetic surgeries in the country and, by the profession's own count, the deadliest. A surgeons' task force estimated the death rate as high as roughly 1 in 3,448 a year, and a Miami study counted 25 deaths in South Florida alone. Here is what the record shows and what families should do.
How to Check a Surgeon's Disciplinary Record Before Surgery: What the Dr. Dare Ajibade Case Teaches
Before you let anyone operate on you, you can check their license, board certification, and disciplinary history for free. But the tools most patients reach for miss the two things they most want to know: pending lawsuits and non-disciplinary board orders. Here is how to run a real background check on a surgeon, and where the public record goes dark.
Dr. Sasa Espino Lawsuits: What Richmond Breast Center Patients Need to Know
Dozens of women have sued Richmond breast surgeon Dr. Sasa Grae Espino, alleging she performed complex breast reconstruction she was not qualified to do. On July 1, 2026, she permanently surrendered her Virginia medical license under a consent order. She denies all negligence. Here is what the public record shows.
AirSculpt Lawsuits: What Patients of Elite Body Sculpture Need to Know
Elite Body Sculpture markets its AirSculpt procedure as gentle and low risk. Since 2023, lawsuits have told a different story: a patient death that ended in a $2.1 million settlement, at least seven suits over the advertising itself, and injury cases from Pennsylvania to Virginia. Here is what the public record shows.
Dr. Dare Ajibade Lawsuits: What Patients Need to Know About the Cosmetic Surgeon's Legal and Regulatory History
Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Dare Ajibade faces multiple lawsuits and Texas Medical Board action, now the subject of a published ABC13 Houston investigation profiling four patients, including two who died. He operated in Houston and in Vienna, Virginia, where a patient died four days after a 2024 liposuction procedure. What the public record shows, and what former patients in the D.C. area and Texas should know.
Sono Bello Lawsuits: What Patients Should Know About the Body Contouring Chain's Litigation Record
Sono Bello has faced more than 60 medical malpractice lawsuits since 2013, including cases involving patient deaths, according to a KFF Health News and NBC News investigation. A $1.8 million wrongful death settlement, sepsis cases in several states, and recurring allegations about post-operative care. What the public record shows, and what former patients should know.
Surgical Errors: Wrong-Site Surgery, Retained Objects, and Post-Op Failures
Surgical errors fall into two broad categories: the dramatic "never events" that should be impossible with proper systems, and the quieter post-operative failures that account for most of the actual harm. Here is what each looks like in the chart.
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