L.A. Doctors

Season 1 Episode 8

The Code

Air date: Nov 9, 1998

Medical Cases in This Episode

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1 case identified

Case 1

Liposuction Plastic Surgery

Rebecca Williams undergoes fat suction performed by a plastic surgeon.

Episode shows
Rebecca Williams undergoes fat suction performed by a plastic surgeon.
Clinical takeaway
Liposuction Plastic Surgery is included because episode evidence supports a concrete AIDS, cancer, surgery, tremor, clinician health, consent, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.5/5liposuction-plastic-surgerypatient-safetyinformed-consent

About the Episode

Roger's patient Rebecca Williams has agreed to undergo a fat suction. Dr. Keith Burke, the chief of plastic surgery and also an old colleague and friend of Roger, performs the surgery on Rebecca and everything seems to go smooth. But shortly after, complications arrive and Rebecca almost dies. Her worried father, Corbin, asks Roger to find out if Keith screwed up? Rosie keeps spending time with the twin girls but she's unable to stay clear of the drugs and nearly ODs. Tim saves her life and later, Rosie asks him if he can get her into one of those detoxication programs. Tim agrees to help but only if she waves her parental rights. Rosie is devastated but has to accept the deal. Suzanne goes through an old issue of 'Playgirl' and is suddenly alarmed: one of the impressively ""equipped"" models bears an uncanny resemblance to Patrick. Suzanne bets with Nina and Felicity and reluctantly they ask Evan if he can settle the bet by peeking at Patrick in the lavatory.

Medical Relevance

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