Cosmetic Surgeon Set to Appeal a $13 Million Verdict After Patient Left ‘Permanently Disfigured’

A 43-year-old Kent woman who does not want to be identified has been awarded $13 million by a King County jury after her former cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Kristine Brecht, allegedly left her “permanently disfigured,” and suffering from “fear, embarrassment (and) depression” associated with two surgeries in 2020.

Graphic photographs included in the lawsuit showed the patient’s abdomen post-surgery with a gaping, infected wound, and photographs of thick, pronounced scarring on the abdomen and arms.

“When she thinks about her body now she thinks about how she hates herself. That’s an all-encompassing feeling that she carries with her every day,” said plaintiff attorney Ruby Aliment.

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