Man Charged After At-Home Plastic Surgery Goes Awry

A New York man has been arrested and charged after an at-home plastic surgery procedure went awry, People reported.

Felipe Hoyos-Foronda, 38, was arrested on March 28 after he summoned police to his home in Astoria, Queens. He has been charged with assault in the second degree and unauthorized practice of profession, a New York Police Department spokesperson told the outlet.

Hoyos-Foronda allegedly called police to the house and then fled the location. When FDNY medics arrived, they found an unidentified 31-year-old woman in the throes of cardiac arrest. After a preliminary investigation, it was discovered that the victim had been given lidocaine injections, which are often used as a local anesthetic in plastic surgery procedures. Investigators also discovered a “makeshift doctor’s office” in the suspect’s home.

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“[The] first apartment operating as a medical office with [a] medical exam table, cosmetic injectables syringes, exam lights,” states a vacate order on the building, via CBS News.

The suspect was apprehended later that day at John F. Kennedy Airport shortly after passing through security. Hoyos-Forondo allegedly claimed he was a legally accredited doctor in Colombia; he also was in possession of a plane ticket to the country, the New York Daily News reported.

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Tragically, the victim is not expected to survive. She was transported to Mount Sinai Queens for treatment and intubated, but doctors reported that she has no brain activity. It’s believed that she is suffering from lidocaine toxicity, which is when large amounts of the anesthetic enter the bloodstream, potentially causing dizziness, agitation, and cardiovascular or respiratory failure.

Hoyos-Foronda has pleaded not guilty. He is being held without bail in Queens Criminal Court ahead of his next court appearance on April 3.