A famous plastic surgeon on TikTok had her license revoked for allegedly botching surgeries and posting patients’ private information on her social media.
dr Roxanne Grawe, who passed to Dr. Roxy walked by and posted silly videos dancing in her scrubs is accused of live streaming surgeries and focusing on the camera instead of patient care. She’s even livestreamed surgeries and interacted with viewers mid-procedure.
The social media star, who has 846,000 followers and 14.6 million likes on his TikTok account, is now being sued by three former patients. But some of her patients have sustained debilitating injuries after surgery that have left them unemployed and unable to stand.
dr Grawe, whose social presence also includes followers on Snapchat, Twitter and BeReal, owns Roxy Plastic Surgery in Powell, Ohio, just outside of Columbus. The State Medical Association suspended their license on November 18th.
It comes as officials worldwide warn against women taking part in surgery tourism, where they travel to foreign countries like Turkey for cheaper procedures – which are often botched.
dr Roxanne Grawe (pictured) or Dr. Roxy had her medical license suspended by the Ohio State Medical Board over concerns about botched surgeries and patient privacy
dr Roxy had over 800,000 followers on TikTok, where she spoke about plastic surgery topics, spoke to patients and shared the results of her surgeries. Back in 2018, the state medical association raised concerns about Dr. Roxy voiced
dr Roxy is being sued by three patients after suffering serious complications following surgery at her practice
State officials were concerned about Dr. Grawe’s use of social media, botched surgeries, and failure to properly care for patients after discharge.
The board sent Dr. Grawe first issued a warning on October 9, 2018 “regarding the need to preserve patient privacy when sharing photos or videos via social media.”
She received a second warning on September 28, 2021, in which the board raised concerns about patients’ privacy and ethics in their use of social media.
It also called “avoidable complications” the additional surgeries required for some patients.
dr Grawe was required to take continuing education courses in professionalism and ethics, and to retrain procedures that her patients had previously experienced complications from.
Even after these courses, the Medical Association claims it has still failed to protect patients’ privacy.
She is said to conduct pre-surgery interviews, post-operative images of patients in the operating room, live streaming procedures and even interacting with live chats during an operation.
Three patient cases were cited by the Medical Association. All file lawsuits against Dr. Grawe a.
In one case that took place on March 21, she performed a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) — in which fat is removed from the abdomen and injected into a patient’s buttocks — on an unnamed patient while she was live on social media was streamed.
The medical association accuses her of looking at the camera and talking to onlookers during liposuction.
The board says the procedure should have required her full attention – meaning her live streaming put the patient at risk.
The Powell, Ohio-based practice said it was not interested in responding to the state medical board’s allegations. dr Grawe has until December 17 to request a hearing regarding the license
dr Grawe also failed to provide the patient with written instructions on how to manage pain or other complications after leaving the doctor’s treatment.
Five days after the procedure, the patient was taken to an emergency room after it was discovered that she had open air in her abdomen and her liver was not properly disposing of toxins.
Because of these complications, she had to stay in the hospital longer.
A second unnamed patient who also received a BBL claims she did not receive proper postoperative instructions even after the surgery.
She later suffered from severe cramps, abdominal pain, and dark yellow urine as a result of surgical complications.
James Arnold, a Cincinnati, Ohio attorney who represented this patient in a lawsuit against Dr.
Amber Runyon (pictured) received from Dr. Roxy undertook a “mommy makeover” and is now suing the practice. She said she had Dr. Spotted Roxy on Snapchat. Drainage problems after her surgery meant she was out of work for two months
Amber Runyon is the last of the three patients cited and has filed a lawsuit against the practice. She told WBNS that the drains implanted in her surgical incision were not working properly. This can lead to fluid retention and infection after surgery.
Ms Runyon contacted the practice about the problem but was advised by a nurse from Roxy Plastic Surgery not to go to the hospital.
This worsened her condition. She ended up missing work for two months and is still unable to stand properly due to complications with the plumbing.
What is a Brazilian butt lift?
A Brazilian butt lift, or BBL as it’s often called, is surgery in which a doctor moves fat from a person’s abdomen and hips to their buttocks
The goal is to create an “hourglass” body shape with thin hips and a wide buttocks
Recovery from BBLs can take months and requires a woman to avoid sitting, sleep on her side, and wear compression clothing to aid in the healing process
It’s also a risky operation. Fat embolization, where fat enters the bloodstream and can travel to the heart or lungs
Some women also go to Latin American countries or Turkey where they can get the surgery cheaply
This increases the risk of complications – leading to some notable “BBL horror stories” that have sprung up in recent years
She said that because of her social presence, she decided to have a “Mommy MakeOver,” a procedure that involved breast surgery and a tummy tuck with Dr. Grawe includes.
Ms Runyon discovered the doctor via Snapchat. She felt that the step-by-step breakdown that Dr. Grawe provided for every operation she had prepared well.
She was not the only patient who came to Dr. Grawe was advised not to consult a doctor.
dr Grawe was stripped of her license by a vote of 7-0, with three members abstaining.
When asked by , Roxy Plastic Surgery, Dr. Grawe was “not interested” in speaking about the case.
The doctor has until December 17 to request a hearing to discuss the suspension of her license.
The prevalence of doctors on TikTok has increased in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
Experts have raised concerns that in the social media age, med Twitter and MedTok influencers are compromising their patients’ privacy to build a personal brand.
dr Grawe has over 800,000 TikTok followers and 134,000 on Instagram. Both accounts are now private.
Her Twitter profile, which has 2,200 followers, features dozens of photos of women before and after surgery.
She also links to an account on up-and-coming social media platform BeReal, where she also posts photos from the operating room.