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Ex-doctor sentenced for charges related to botched surgeries

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A former Rocklin physician was sentenced Thursday to three months in jail following a plea deal related to dozens of botched surgeries he is accused of performing.



Janet Basileu holds a photograph showing the scars on her head following surgery performed by Efrain Gonzale



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Janet Basileu holds a photograph showing the scars on her head following surgery performed by Efrain Gonzalez.

Efrain Gonzalez sat in court and, at times, hung his head as six women read statements about how he had left them scarred and in pain.

"And of course, every time I look in the mirror, it's there," former patient Janet Basileu said.

Basileu said she went to Gonzalez for a partial hair transplant but ended up with a gaping scar that exposed her skull.

"They sent my picture around to medical schools to other plastic surgeons around here," Basileu said. "Nobody had seen that kind of damage before."

Basileu said she was forced to have reconstructive surgery and skin graft from her leg.

She said a wig will not cover all the scars, so she wears a headscarf when in public.

"I can wear a scarf for a short period of time," she said. "If it's more than four hours, I am just so uncomfortable. And if I'm driving home, I'll just take off my scarf. At home, I never wear my scarf."

Prosecutors said Gonzalez was in over his head and performed procedures for which he was not qualified.

They had initially filed more than 40 charges against Gonzalez, but became concerned they might not win at trial.

"We had to take a step back, and we had to come away with something," Placer County Prosecutor Daniel Wesp said. "And that something is making sure that he has trouble, if ever, getting his license back."

As part of a plea deal, Gonzalez pleaded no contest to charges of honest to perform medicine without a license and tax evasion.

He was sentenced to three months in the county jail and ordered to pay a total of $100,000 to those victims who agreed not to sue him for damages.

Following the hearing, Gonzalez declined to comment.

"Sometime in surgery, you don't get the outcome you desire. And that's unfortunate," Defense Attorney Malcom Segal said. "He feels very sorry for those patients. But he never intended to hurt any of his (patients)."

Basileu said she hopes the case will result in a change in state law, so that doctors can only perform procedures for which they are board certified.

Gonzalez was a gynecologist and obstetrician but advertised himself as a "cosmetic surgeon."

The California Medical Board said current law prohibits physicians from advertising themselves as "board certified" for specialties if they are not.

However, nothing prohibits any physician from performing any procedure.

A spokeswoman for the California Medical Board said Gonzalez has surrendered his license and is unlikely to get it back.




 
bullitnut

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Omg that's terrible, I truly feel for this poor lady, sounds like a US version of a certain doctor we had here in the UK :(
 
topccat29

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"Sometime in surgery, you don't get the outcome you desire. And that's unfortunate,"

That is an important quote and anyone researching should burn into their brain. It says the outcome you desire. One must be 100% sure they are making the right decision and they have to see beyond the fluff that is often put out there.

These patients simply lacked information or having enough information. The lesson to be learned is to have all or as much information as possible and this can only be done through actually speaking and/or meeting with patients.


 
bullitnut

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So annoying, it really gets to me that people have to research the hell out of this industry to get good results.

There should be at the very least a standard at which all doctors should be performing decent results.

People simply trust doctors period, as they should be in the medical profession to help people. I know it is but It really shouldn't be down to the patient to have to research to get good results imo.

I can understand people researching to get the very best results, but surely decent results should be compuslory. (Obviously there are exceptions as no clinic/doctor can get superb results 100% of the time as things can happen unfortunately but i'm talking about on the whole)
 
Bigmac

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Hope he never gets his licence back and is stopped from having anything to do with medical procedures as we know only too well how certain UK doctor can carry on running his clinic by simply hiring in any schmuck to do surgery.
 
bullitnut

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Bigmac wrote:
as we know only too well how certain UK doctor can carry on running his clinic by simply hiring in any schmuck to do surgery.




Yeah this is something that should be monitored after the licenses are removed as I bet it happens a lot dude.
 
Bigmac

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Yes it makes a mockery of the decision when they are struck off if they retain their business and hire more hacks to do the work.
 
Pete from Farjo

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Horrific read.

Feel very sorry for all those who have had their lives ruined by this crackpot.

Hopefully he never gets the chance to ruin anyone else's.
 
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i feel so bad and sad after seeing this picture....
I'm myself victim of a scar behind my head, after a FUT surgey
 
janna

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bullitnut wrote:
There should be at the very least a standard at which all doctors should be performing decent results.

People simply trust doctors period, as they should be in the medical profession to help people. I know it is but It really shouldn't be down to the patient to have to research to get good results imo.

Stories such as this is mind boggling.....

I agree with you bn, patients tend to be too trusting and put a lot of faith and trust in doctors. I'm still amazed at some of the low quality work being done in this industry today, even with all the hair forums and online access to physician/patient reviews. But there are too many doctors & business people who are in it for the wrong reasons. It's the same in all industries however.
 
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