Candice Cross of St. Charles, who suffered a burn during breast augmentation surgery two years ago was awarded $127,920 by a jury in St. Louis County Circuit Court . Cross suffered burns when a hot “sizer” was placed on her breast by the surgeon, Dr Scheu. A sizer is a device placed on the breast at the start of the procedure to size the implant to be used, and is sterilized by washing and heat treatment. The jury awarded Cross $100,000 for future noneconomic damages, such as mental anguish and embarrassment, and $25,000 for past noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering. It also gave her $2,920 for past economic damages - half the cost of her surgery.
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