(KFF Health News) – The Farris lawsuit is one of dozens of medical malpractice cases filed over the past three years that accuse cosmetic surgery chains of failing to provide adequate care for patients in the days and weeks after their procedures — in many cases by allegedly neglecting to promptly treat painful infections and other serious complications — including for four patients who died, a KFF Health News investigation found.

In some cases, patients who traveled hundreds of miles or more for seemingly routine surgeries allegedly suffered painful complications while recuperating in hotel rooms or unlicensed “recovery homes,” which they said lacked adequate medical staff and supervision, according to court filings. (Read More)