A patient of Dr Benjamin Brown have spoken out after the plastic surgeon was charged with the death of his wife.
On Monday (June 17), Benjamin was arrested by The Santa Rose County Sheriff’s Office and taken into custody where he was charged with his wife's death.
Hillary Ellington Brown, the surgeon's spouse of two years, went under the knife at the hands of her husband in November 2023 and started having a cardiac arrest.
Advert
She had been scheduled to undergo 'miniature muscle plication/abdominal scar revision, bilateral arm liposuction, lip injections, and ear adjustment procedures', as per the Department of Health.
Hillary was taken to hospital and died a week later after being placed on life support.
In the wake of his arrest, a patient of Benjamin's has spoken out about their experiences of having work by the now-disgraced surgeon.
Speaking to Mail Online, Sylvie Hazen said she had a 'traumatic' experience with Benjamin. She had breast implant surgery last year.
Advert
"I have never experienced something more medically traumatic than that procedure," she told the news outlet. "He's like a Frankenstein."
She went on to describe Benjamin as having 'manic energy'.
Meanwhile, she alleged that Benjamin's late wife Hillary posed as a medic at his practice.
Advert
"She seemed like the office manager," she said. "I trusted that she had medical qualifications... I mean, you would if someone is in scrubs."
Sylvie went on allege that Benjamin botched her breast surgery and she had to undergo a four-hour procedure in June to entirely remove her implants at a separate hospital.
At the time of Hillary's death, The Santa Rose Country Sheriff's Office said at the time: "The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the District One Medical Examiner's office is conducting a Death investigation regarding the Death of Hillary Brown.
"The cause and manner of death is pending the receipt of the autopsy protocol from the District One Medical Examiner's office.
Advert
"The autopsy protocol typically takes several months as it usually is dependent on extensive laboratory and toxicology tests as well as the information gathered by our Major Crimes detectives concerning the circumstances of the death."
Prior to Benjamin's arrest, his medical license was put under an emergency order of restriction by Florida State Department of Health.
According to the authority's report, Hillary had prepared her own anaesthetic solution and ingested several 'multi-coloured pills, which included valium'.
Advert
Her death went on to be ruled as being caused by 'complications following lidocaine toxicity'.
Benjamin's family have now spoken out in the wake of his arrest.
They said in a statement issued to UNILAD: "Ben continues to mourn the death of his loving wife Hillary, and this arrest, which is completely without merit, only deepens his pain and grief. All safety and medical protocols were strictly followed on the day of Hillary’s passing.
"Ben is a conscientious, dedicated, and incredibly talented surgeon, and he is looking forward to presenting the actual facts in a court of law and clearing his name of this horrible accusation."
Niamh Shackleton