Vitals Spotlight - We Give the Doctor an Exam

Rohie Orukotan (cbsnews.com)

Dr. Omar Brito’s liposuction patient, who fell into a coma from surgery complications, has been pronounced dead. 37 year-old mother of three, Rohie Kah Orukotan, went in to Westin MedSpa for a Smart laser liposuction procedure, and ended up having an extensive liposuction from which she fell into cardiac arrest followed by a two week coma.  Her family had to make the dreadful decision to pull the plug as there were no chances of her surviving.

Dr. Omar Brito claims to have been unaware that Westin MedSpa was prohibited to execute proper liposuction since the practice is not licensed to perform such surgeries.

“Brito claims he has done nothing wrong and has been cooperating with police. Orukotan’s family attorney said the injuries she sustained were consistent with a much more intrusive liposuction than cosmetic laser lipo and possibly was a full liposuction.”

“Smart laser liposuction is a non-invasive procedure, generally considered safer than actual liposuction.”

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Dr. Amy Sarver, the OB-GYN to the Duggar family was out of town when Anna Duggar went into labor. Josh and Anna Duggar welcomed Mackynzie Renee Duggar during an unplanned home-birth, a last minute decision by the young couple since they were not comfortable with other physicians. Mackynzie is the first granddaughter for TLC’s 18 Kids and Counting, Bob and Michelle Duggar, who are currently pregnant with their 19th child. 

Disapproving yet loyal fans of the TLC show chimed in on Forums saying:

“I feel it was an irresponsible decision on their part. I still love the Duggars and will continue to watch them - I just really found their decision to be a poor choice.” – Van in MN

“OMG! They made a last minute decision to have a home birth — because Dr. Sarver was out of town! Crazy Kids!” – Ralar

The Dr. Oz Show (examiner.com)

Dr. Oz successfully kicks off his new show.  The release of Dr. Mehmet Oz’s show was welcomed properly with high ratings of 2.4 average households.  His new health talk show is also successfully raising the ratings for other network shows as the “lead-in show.”  During the second week, The Dr. Oz Show took third place after Oprah and Dr. Phil.

“Dr. [Mehmet] Oz is a man of the people,” says John Weiser, Sony’s president of distribution. “Viewers feel connected to him, and they really engage with the information he delivers.”

“The timing is right for Dr. Oz,” Weiser says. “The American public is more interested in their health than ever before and with the difficult economy, a lot of people want to take control of their own health care and understand simple but smart ways to take better care of themselves.”