A doctor from the "Botched" series opened up about Lisa Marie Presley's death and explained the dangers of taking a weight loss drug to patients who want to lose extra pounds.
Six months after Presley's death, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office released the official document and autopsy result confirming that Elvis Presley's only daughter died of strangulated small bowel caused by adhesions developed after undergoing weight loss operation called bariatric surgery. There were also drugs found in her system at the time of her death.
Lisa Marie Presley's Weight Loss Procedure Has Dangers
A plastic surgeon from the hit series, "Botched," Dr. Terry Dubrow, recently sat for an interview with a news outlet (via OK! Magazine) and talked about the dangers of weight loss surgeries and medicines to manage weight.
According to Dubrow, the procedure is prevalent in Hollywood despite the fact that weight loss drugs, especially Ozempic and similar drugs, have already landed some of his patients in the ICU. He warned patients who underwent the same procedure and those who plan to do the same that slimming down that way could bring harm in return.
"If you're going to go on the Ozempic-type drugs and you get intestinal pain, you get stomach bloating, you get pain, you drink alcohol with this, you're predisposed to intestinal obstruction and pancreatitis," he said, adding, "Nobody's talking about this right now - but we need to talk about it."
Although the official autopsy report only revealed Presley's weight loss procedure, the doctor weighed in on the medication and its dangerous risks.
For what it's worth, the late singer's toxicology report only mentioned oxycodone, Buprenorphine and the antipsychotic drug Quetiapine as the drugs found in her blood at the time of her death.
Lisa Marie Presley Suffered Bariatric Surgery Complication
The document from the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner's office, obtained by NBC News, also disclosed that Presley's strangulated small bowel is a common complication of the weight loss surgery.
Deputy medical examiner Dr. Juan M. Carrillo, said that the adhesions developed after the surgery - although she went through it years ago - caused the small bowel obstruction. He also ruled her death natural with no evidence of injury or foul play.
"Unfortunately, adhesions can happen to anybody," he added, as cited by CNN. "And just because there were these other medications on board doesn't necessarily mean that the person was more prone to develop the complications."
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