With cosmetic surgery chains growing, lawsuits reveal allegations of injuries and deaths

I remember as I got off of the operating table, um, I looked over and I saw a huge piece of skin. The first thing I thought was, I was just skinned alive. Schaefer lost 100 lbs.She had surgery to remove excess skin at the national cosmetic surgery chain, Sonelloo. That surgery eventually landed her in the emergency room with a life-threatening infection. Schaefer says ads like this are what led her to Sonelloo, which advertises fast results and uses lidocaine for pain.keeping patients awake for surgery. And ...