Fake plastic surgeons at Florida clinic gave patients wobbly eyes and botched boob jobs – with implants ‘poking’ out of the skin

Practitioners at a Florida cosmetic surgery clinic have been arrested for performing $22,000 worth of procedures that left four patients with devastating disfigurements.

The five accused staff members posed as doctors, when in reality none were licensed to practice medicine, let alone operate on patients.

The surgeries ranged from tummy tucks to breast corrections, and left victims with horrific complications, including wobbly eyes, rotting skin and breast implants that ‘poked’ out of the skin.

Four of the alleged perpetrators – nurses and surgical technicians – were arrested near the clinic, called Cosmetic Plastic Surgery and Anti-Aging, in Port St Lucie, Florida. One remains at large.

Victims of the catastrophic errors are faced with the expense and arduous process of undergoing reconstructive surgery to correct the errors inflicted by surgical technicians and anesthesiologists.

Dr. Greg DeLang, a plastic surgeon at a nearby office in Palm Beach Gardens who treated some patients’ injuries, said, “We had breast implants that came out of the skin because they were placed by untrained personnel. We had asymmetrical eye lifts: one was high, one was low.”

The arrests came after several victims told the local Department of Health that they had sought corrective treatment from other surgeons after undergoing procedures performed by Adley DaSilva, 51, Kiomy Quintiana, 41, Fermal Lee Simpson, 74, and Dianne Linda Millan, 52. and a fifth person whom police did not name.

They were indicted on terms typically reserved for the Mafia, RICO, or corporate conduct or participation through racketeering activities, fraud, and practicing without a medical license, among other things.

Dr. DeLang added: ‘You get one good chance to do the right thing. You don’t get a second, third and fourth round, that’s just not possible. So do it right the first time.’

The study began in May 2022, about a year before the clinic closed.

The victims of the botched surgeries received liposuction, Brazilian butt lifts with fat transfer, tummy tucks and breast augmentations, which cost anywhere from $6,800 to $22,900.

Police spoke with a doctor in August 2022 who reportedly had been certified since 1990. Mr. DaSilva was tasked with referring patients to the doctor, but the number of referrals continued to decline. Court records show the doctor later discovered the procedures were not performed properly.

The doctor is quoted from an email saying, “Adley, we’ve seen a lot of patients on Instagram with surgeries you should NOT do.

‘These have not been approved by me. I need to feel comfortable with you doing these operations. I also know that you are working with an unlicensed doctor. These operations jeopardize my license.”

Court records show that 90 percent of DaSilva’s procedures were performed while the doctor was not there. Everyone except DaSilva was arrested on June 13. DaSilva was arrested a day later.

A doctor who treated one of the patients who had problems after going to doctors reported to lawyers that he had “never seen anything like the severity of her injuries.”

‘(Redacted) presented with a large abdominal wound, fat necrosis, malpositioned umbilical hernia and breast asymmetry. She had suicidal thoughts.”

Another surgeon said he “nearly fainted” the first time he saw a female patient “because of the severity of her condition as a result of the liposuction.”

Stories of botched surgeries are not uncommon, especially given the rising popularity of butt lifts, breast augmentation, facial fat extraction, and rhinoplasty.

But many of those stories come from clinics in other countries, such as Mexico and Turkey, where doctors are not required to adhere to the same strict standards that doctors in the US must follow.

Mexico is the most popular destination, with around 400,000 arrivals, although a significant number also go to Canada and countries such as Thailand, Argentina and the Dominican Republic.

The key is to get a board-certified surgeon in the US, but this is generally more expensive than going abroad.