MAGGIE LOCKRIDGE, R.N.    Specializing in Cosmetic Surgery Complications during Recuperation

MAGGIE LOCKRIDGE R.N. spent 18 years in the specialized field of cosmetic surgery aftercare in Beverly Hills, CA. She was the owner and administrator of Shanteque, a renowned aftercare facility located in the private and exclusive environment of luxury hotels.

Maggie administered to the aftercare of over 40,000 recuperating plastic and reconstructive surgical patients, overseeing 38 employees, instructing them on nursing care treatments, recognition of signs and symptoms of complications, medical assessing, and following surgeons aftercare orders. These orders involved positioning, diet, activity, dressing changes, application of heat/cold, medications, pain relief, and specific orders related to individual procedures performed.

As Administrator she was responsible for the healing and recuperation of the patients of 60 of the finest surgeons in Los Angeles. She is the author of Facelift Hotel, a book whose pages describe the humor and drama of cosmetic surgery recuperation, a direct and reality based detailing of the most popular cosmetic procedures and the swelling, bruising, pain, and down time required with each, as well as narratives on twenty of Los Angeles primary plastic surgeons.

Maggie's background establishes her expertise in the appropriate expectations from cosmetic surgical procedures and complications and circumstances surrounding them.

SERVICES OFFERED:

• Testifying Expert for post-operative complications after plastic/cosmetic surgical procedures
• Educate attorneys regarding facts as related to cosmetic/plastic surgical procedures
• Review and analyze documents and compare them to allegations
• Screen for record tampering
• Define and evaluate the standard of care provided
• Evaluate any possible breach of doctor's order