CAMDEN, N.J. (UPI) -- A Camden County, N.J., woman is suing her orthopedic surgeon after he rubbed a temporary tattoo onto her body while she was unconscious.
Elizabeth Mateo claims in her suit that she did not realize until the morning after the surgery that the surgeon, Steven Kirshner, had left a temporary tattoo of a rose on her abdomen while she was under anesthesia, the Philadelphia Enquirer reported Wednesday.
"She was extremely emotionally upset by it," said attorney Gregg Shivers, who filed the suit on Mateo's behalf in Camden County Superior Court.
The suit seeks punitive and compensatory damages from Kirshner.
The doctor admitted to placing the tattoo on Mateo but he denied any ill intent, the newspaper reported. He said he often rubs temporary tattoos on patients as a means of helping to raise their spirits after a stressful operation.
"What's offensive about this complaint is that it suggests something he did was intended to be prurient, and nothing could be further from the truth," said Kirshner's lawyer, Robert Agre. "It was intended just to make the patient feel better."
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Really?!?! I guess being in the temporary tattoo business, I may be a bit biased, but is this really a very big deal? I suppose that a smiley face on the hand would be less questionable, but a lawsuit? Obviously at this point he has to stop since someone was so upset, but what a sad state we are in when everything has to be about suing someone.
Rose Marie
Ink'd Temporary Tattoos
I agree! I used to sell temporary tattoos myself, they aren't a big deal and they certainly are easy to remove! The woman is just a putz! LOL
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