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LATT: She died after liposuction by a pediatrician. Doctors warn of cosmetic surgery’s ‘Wild West’

LATT: She died after liposuction by a pediatrician. Doctors warn of cosmetic surgery’s ‘Wild West’

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In California, licensed physicians may practice in any area of medicine -- if they do so in a competent manner -- even if they are not trained in that specialty of care.

So would you go to a pediatrician for liposuction?

Lisa McRee spoke to L.A. Times’ Emily Alpert Reyes about the wild, wild west of plastic surgery.

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