Emmalyn Nguyen, 18, has remained in a "minimally conscious" state since breast augmentation surgery Aug. 1, the lawsuit says.
A Colorado teen who planned to have breast augmentation surgery suffered severe brain damage when complications arose as she was administered anesthesia, according to a lawsuit her family filed against the medical staff performing the operation.
"Her body is still there but she's not there, so we feel like we lost a daughter," Nguyen's mother, Lynn Fam, told KDVR-TV. "After the start of anesthesia, Ms. Nguyen was left unobserved in the operating room," the lawsuit says. But staff did not call 911, nor did they inform Nguyen's family about what happened, according to the lawsuit.state," the lawsuit says.
Nguyen remained hospitalized for 22 days before she was transferred to a long-term care facility, where she still resides.According to attorney David Woodruff, Nguyen has some awareness of her surroundings but cannot communicate or move. She requires a feed tubing, too, he told NBC News.
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