A woman who claims she has been left with a "bubble" on her stomach after five litres of fat was removed from her during a liposuction procedure at a Dublin clinic has taken an action for damages in the High Court.
Maria Taylor Flynn, of Dale Tree Avenue, Ballycullen Grove, Firhouse, Co Dublin, has sued Advanced Cosmetic Surgery Ltd and a surgeon, Hassam Sulaiman, who carried out the procedure in July 2000 at the ACS clinic at Owenstown House, Foster's Avenue, Mount Merrion, Dublin.
Ms Taylor Flynn claims she suffered personal injuries, loss and damage because of the management, treatment and post-operative care of the defendants. She claims the defendants advised her to undergo liposuction when she was obviously not a candidate for any surgical procedure having regard to her weight of 15 stone.
Ms Taylor Flynn has also claimed she was given a compression garment after surgery which did not fit her and was too tight.
The defendants deny the claims.
In evidence, Ms Taylor Flynn, a mother of three, said she was "more or less talked into" the liposuction procedure during the consultation. "I did not expect the surgery to disfigure me," she said.
The case continues.