A plastic surgeon in Georgia accused of slaughtering the faces of several female patients has renewed his medical license.
Dr. Harvey 'Chip' Cole is sued by ten former patients who claim that he has permanently deformed them with failed procedures in Northside Hospital facilities.
But last month the Georgia Composite Medical Board renewed its license for another two years, according to online records.
However, his profile indicates that he has no hospital rights that the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported for the first time.
Lawyer Alex Seag who represents the former patients of Cole, called the decision A, “weak in the face of our customers.”
“This is why our civil legal system is so important, he said. “The agencies that are responsible for protecting Georgians are not doing it.”
Cole, also known as 'The Eye Guy', denies every misconduct. He operates Oculus plastic surgery and promises 'unparalleled expertise', according to his website.
He is accused of the failure of the patient's operations at different locations in the hospital in Northside between 2022 and 2023.
A plastic surgeon accused of slaughtering the faces of several female patients has renewed his medical license
Harvey 'Chip' Cole of Oculus Plastic Surgery is sued by ten patients who claim that he is permanently deformed them with failed procedures
Former patient Kayla Cannon, 29, has provided photos that she claims to show how she is left with sunken eyes after surgery by Cole in 2022
The hospital group is also charged for accusations of negligence and confirmed in December that Cole is not an employee.
Among those who sue Cole, Julie Kimmerling, who claims that the surgeon has bent a blood vessel and nerves in her neck during a procedure in January 2023.
Kimmerling was left behind with permanent brain injury and face paralysis after losing more than a liter of blood, according to her complaint.
Cole denied all allegations in the court case and said her treatment is described in her medical reCords that 'speak for themselves'.
Former patient Kayla Cannon, 29, delivered photos that she claims to show how she stayed with sunken eyes after an operation by Cole in 2022.
She claims that Cole cut away too much tissue from her eyelids, damaged her eye and had not removed in the context of the cheek implants after they were infected.
Cannon was born with a birth defect, which means that she has no muscles at the bottom of her eyelids and has already undergone several operations.
“He said I can repair you, I can make you better,” she told WSB. “I always struggled with my appearance, and I was just very excited to finally be happy.”
She told the exhaust valve that she was spoken, have cheek implants and the eye surgery.
Cole has denied the allegations against him that came from various patients who went under the knife in 2022 and 2023
“He took half of my lid away, so it was extremely tight. And he kept saying, I'll repair it. I'll repair it. Then I got infections on my cheeks, “she added.
Cannon has now had seven operations to try to repair the injuries, and added: 'I look worse than when I started to see him. Permanent scars that will never disappear. '
The doctor has also been the subject of lawsuits with a similar default with similar allegations.
Kimmerling's case mentioned five former examples, including an arrangement in the death of 1999 From Jeannie Huff during an eyebrow lift operation.
Another woman claimed that her face became infected after Cole used dirty surgical tools for her operation, according to her lawyer.
While in 2008 Betty Nestlehutt and her husband won a payout of $ 1.2 million after she had accused Cole of destroying the blood supply on her face and had her permanent deformation.
Last year Cole and his wife Susan Cole presented bankruptcy after four patients sued him for malpractice.
The couple declared $ 13.6 million in debts and $ 37,000 in assets. Since then, another six patients have launched legal steps.
Betty Nestlehutt and her husband won a payout of $ 1.2 million after she had accused Cole of destroying the blood supply on her face and leaving her permanent deformation.
Jason Jones, the executive director of the Georgia Composite Medical Board, said that the board is dealing with 'the biggest seriousness', but that no public action has been taken against COE.
“Every research is unique and takes time to ensure that all worries are thoroughly tackled,” Jones said.
“We are currently discussing and assessing all internal processes to guarantee continuous integrity and effectiveness in our regulatory responsibilities.”
