NEWS & NOTES : COUNTY/USC WORKER UNDER FIRE IN `48 HOURS' LIPOSUCTION REPORT.Byline: Daily News The CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. newsmagazine news·mag·a·zine n. 1. A magazine, usually published weekly, containing reports and analyses of current events. 2. A television program that presents a variety of topics, usually on current events, often by using interviews and ``48 Hours'' investigated a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County/USC Medical Center employee for a report that will air 10 p.m. Thursday on Channel 2. Correspondent Roberta Baskin went undercover to expose a lab technician allegedly posing as a doctor and performing potentially hazardous liposuction Liposuction Definition Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty or suction-assisted lipectomy, is cosmetic surgery performed to remove unwanted deposits of fat from under the skin. surgery. ``48 Hours'' asked a group of women to pose as potential patients for a presentation about liposuction with County/USC lab technician Marco Luzuriaga, who allegedly uses a clinic in Tijuana, Mexico, to perform the surgeries. During the meeting, cameras show Luzuriaga making what he calls a ``diagnosis.'' Making a medical diagnosis without a license is a crime in California. Baskin also talked with one of Luzuriaga's co-workers, Telma Santos, who said she paid him $2,300 for a tummy tuck tum·my tuck n. Abdominoplasty. Used informally. tummy tuck Abdominoplasty Cosmetic surgery A procedure in which a large horizontal ellipse of skin and fat is excised from the anterior lower abdomen, and an upper . She subsequently developed a painful infection that put her in the emergency room. Luzuriaga denies the allegations that he was diagnosing patients or practicing medicine without a license. After County/USC was told about Luzuriaga's alleged moonlighting, he was immediately suspended without pay. The hospital is currently investigating the situation. `Sons' rise again: ``My Three Sons,'' one of the longest-running sitcoms in television history, will make its way back into prime time when it joins TV Land's lineup beginning Sunday. |
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