Florida and federal health officials have determined that 15 infections from a drug-resistant bacteria have been linked to a south Florida clinic that performed Brazilian “butt lift” surgeries in 2022 and 2023.
“Multiple lapses in infection control and prevention were found at an outpatient cosmetic surgery clinic operating with the same staff members,” reads a recent bulletin from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The clinic was not named. The Tampa Bay Times reported that the site closed last year after a Florida Department of Health investigator discovered the cluster of infections in