Tennessee mother of five dies after having an illegal Brazilian butt lift at cosmetics center called ‘Seduction’ – as bungling doctor punctured her intestines, bladder and liver with a cannula: Family files lawsuit

The family of a Tennessee mother of five who died after undergoing an illegal Brazilian butt lift has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her doctor and the surgery center.

Erica Russell, 33, died on June 16, 2021, after Dr. John Sampson had punctured her intestines, bladder, liver and abdominal wall during her operation. Russell died after a fatty deposit blocked her bloodstream and “caused a fatal cardiac arrest.”

According to a press release of Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi & Cain, the law firm representing her family, Russell’s proceedings began at 8:31 p.m., and just over two hours later she was dead.

‘What happened to Mrs Russell should never have happened. This is assembly line medicine and that is what took her life,” said attorney Michael Levine.

Sampson has since been banned from performing Brazilian butt lift surgery at the Seduction Cosmetic Center in Coral Gables, Florida, fined $20,000, but was able to keep his license.

Sampson and the center did not respond to DailyMail.com in time for this report.

Russell’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her doctor John Sampson (pictured) and the Seduction Cosmetic Center in Coral Gables, Florida

Sampson has since been banned from performing operations at the Seduction Cosmetic Center and was fined $20,000. Further investigation revealed that Sampson had not been given permission to perform operations at the cosmetic center

A Brazilian butt lift, also known as BBL, is a cosmetic procedure in which fat is transferred from part of the body to the buttocks to create a fuller buttocks.

BBLs and bottom augmentation procedures have risen in popularity over the years thanks to curvaceous celebrities like the Kardashians and rapper Cardi B.

Because the surgery uses your own fatty material, the BBL is said to give a patient a more natural result than other forms of plastic surgery.

Seduction Cosmetic Center offers this procedure for $3,500 and also advertises other cosmetic procedures such as breast augmentations, tummy tucks, liposuction, vaginal rejuvenation and a plethora of other options.

According to the lawsuit, Sampson performed six procedures for a total of fourteen hours at the cosmetic center prior to Russell’s botched surgery.

Further investigation revealed that Sampson had not been cleared to perform surgery at the cosmetic center, despite Russell signing paperwork stating that he had plastic and cosmetic privileges at Seduction as a “Designated Physician” before her procedure.

During Russell’s procedure, Sampson punctured the mother’s intestines, liver, bladder and abdominal wall with a cannula – a tube used to suck fat from the body.

Russell was a mother of five who worked at T-Mobile before her death. Her devastated family, friends and colleagues held a funeral service for her on June 27, 2021

State investigators say the doctor violated the “minimum standard of care” by also injecting fat under her gluteal muscle and “deep gluteal muscles” during her surgery.

At 10:50 p.m., the fatal injuries caused severe bleeding in her abdominal cavity and she suffered a pulmonary fat embolism, the law firm said.

She died after a fatty deposit blocked her bloodstream and “caused fatal cardiac arrest.”

Sampson has since been removed from the cosmetic center’s social media and website, but his personal Instagram bio still states that he works at Seduction.

‘It’s unbelievable that a surgery center can allow this to happen. This doctor should never have performed this operation, let alone seven operations in one day,” said Stephan Cain, another attorney for the family.

Her devastated family held a funeral service for Russell after her death, where many relatives, friends and colleagues from her job at T-Mobile spoke highly of her.

“Erica was a person you probably wished you knew,” said one of her colleagues.

Seduction Cosmetic Center offers a BBL for $3,500 and also advertises other cosmetic procedures such as breast augmentations, tummy tucks, liposuction, vaginal rejuvenation and a plethora of other options

During Russell’s procedure, Sampson punctured the mother’s intestines, abdomen, bladder and abdominal wall with a cannula – a tube used to suck fat from the body. Russell died after a fatty deposit blocked her bloodstream and ’caused fatal cardiac arrest’

Another woman, who said she was her best friend, cried and said she “was the last person” Russell spoke to before her surgery.

“She texted me ‘I love you best friend,’ I said ‘I love you too, talk when you come out.’ I have been waiting for my baby’s call since June 16,” the friend said as she tried to hold back tears.

Many of her loved ones remember Russell as a devoted mother who constantly talked about her children and made sure she did everything she could for them.

“Knowing Erica meant loving Erica. Erica did her best. And when I say she was the representation of strong, no matter what happened, or despite what she was going through, she made sure that everyone was good, everyone,” said another friend at the service.