Donda West’s doctor speaks up

Nov 21

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Triggered by all the legal and medical troubles that have been laid open in public, Dr. Jan Adams has now spoken up and to defend himself from all the allegations surrounding the death of Donda West, Kanye West’s Mom.

Dr. Adams told the Los Angeles Times that Donda West most likely succumb to a heart attack, a pulmonary embolism or an accidental overdose of painkillers following her November 9 breast reduction, tummy tuck, and liposuction surgeries.

"When she left this office, there was no problem whatsoever," Adams told the LA Times. He also said that he prescribed Vicodin to help Donda deal with the pain associated with the surgical procedures. Adams speculates that Donda may have taken too many of the painkillers, which might have led to the heart attack.

West’s death prompted other plastic surgeons to have their say on the matter as well. Dr. Andre Aboolian for instance, said that he refused to operate on West, who began consulting with him in June, because of an undisclosed preexisting condition. Aboolian said, in a statement last week, “I always insist on a medical clearance for women over 40, and in this instance, it was particularly important because of a condition she had I felt could have led to a heart attack.”

It appears that Donda West was practically not fit for surgery but Dr. Adams accepted her and went on with the operation.

Prior to this incident, Dr. Adams was quite popular personality, hosting Discovery Health’s Plastic Surgery: Before & After. He also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Extra. He also had become infamous because of some DUI incidents and malpractice suits.

In fact, at the time of West’s death, the Medical Board of California was actually seeking to revoke or suspend his license to various alcohol-related arrests. Aside from that, he also had $500,000 worth of malpractice suits among other cases.

To all these, Adams said, “Yes, there have been some malpractice suits. But 99 percent of them are what we in this business call nuisance suits. There's a level of selfishness that exists, and we as a system are telling people it's okay to think of yourself as a victim. And the real answer is they're not victims. There's nothing going on here that represents malpractice."

Adams is set to appear on several TV shows in order to defend himself.

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Mike on Mar 29

You know what I see a lot of in Dr. Adams' "speaking up" about the unfortunate passing of one of his patients? I see a lot of "most likely," "may have" and "might have." For instance, she [Ms. West]:

• "most likely succumb to a heart attack, a pulmonary embolism or an accidental overdose of painkillers."
• "may have taken too many of the painkillers, which might have led to the heart attack."

Although he doesn't speak up about it, we know now that Dr. Adams is "definitely" not a board certified plastic surgeon. If you're a plastic surgeon, and you want to be the best you can be for both yourself and your patients, why wouldn't you go through the process of becoming board certified. I work with three Atlanta plastic surgeons, and guess what? They are all board certified? Good for them. Good for their patients.

Now, I understand Dr. Adams is just trying to cover himself legally. Well, you should cover yourself physically by making sure your doctor is board certified.

Jan Adams' site

Anonymous on Feb 15

Amanda:

I saw your post and checked out Jan Adams' web site. Not only does it say "official home" (ha, that's funny), it seems to be as much about Dr. Adams Hollywood persona as his surgical credentials. Now, in my book, that's sad. And scary. Seems to me he's got his priorities screwed up.

No way would I go to someone like him. For contrast, check out the site of the doctor I'm considering for San Ramon liposuction . Worlds apart, wouldn't you say?

Lipo hype--don't let it scare you

Tracey on Jan 9

I hope all this Donda West stuff doesn't scare too many people away from liposuction. Especially now that the New Year is here and sometimes you just need some help with those resolutions.

Most surgeons, like the one I work with in Michigan, Dr. Sampson, are so careful when it comes to performing liposuction. Dr. Sampson chooses his Jackson and Lansing liposuction patients carefully and makes sure they understand and follow their instructions.

If I had to guess, I would say that people who have complications after plastic surgery often bring them on themselves.

Is anyone talking about this anymore (besides me)?

Anonymous on Dec 21

You know, this was such a big story ("breaking news") a month or two back, and now, what? Nothing. The news jumps all over it, and everyone starts up again with how dangerous plastic surgery is, and in the process, scares a lot of people out of a procedure that might have positively influenced their lives. If you haven't guessed, I'm in the business... I work with Columbus cosmetic surgery recovery suites. But, I've also had some treatments of my own (minimally-invasive sorts of stuff). Look, of course, one ought to research their surgeon as well as the surgery they're interested in (and I can't believe Adams site is still up), but they also need to heed their doctor's pre- and post-operative instructions, and they need to be completely honest with their surgeons (and themselves). What's the truth in this story? We may never know, and frankly, that's okay, because no one deserves to have a personal, family tragedy broadcast to the world by an uncaring talking head. Like I said, I just wish the "news" wouldn't sell the story as, plastic surgery is bad.

funny ha-ha???

Amanda on Dec 6

wow! that's sad! i work in a practice on the other side of the country with a Connecticut plastic surgeon, and what i find "funny" about adams' site is how it says "this is the official home of the original dr jan adams"! is there an unofficial home? is there a clone out there? is someone impersonating him? wow!

Web site does the talking...

Mike on Nov 29

I work in plastic surgery. I'm not a doctor, but rather write web sites for plastic surgeons. Over the course of the last year, I've written for almost 50 surgeons across the country, and am currently working with one who specializes in Torrance breast augmentation. Now, since writing sites is what I do, I decided to look at Dr. Adams' site. Know what I found? Typos. Inconsistencies. Hyperbole. The word "humorous"... on a surgeon's web site of all places! You know, a little research goes a long way. Seriously, if a plastic surgeon isn't concerned with his presence on the web, why would you expect him to be concerned with your image?

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