Marcia Beaird’s life changed forever about a year and a half ago. She has to wear a pressure garment for the rest of her life. It’s basically a body suit that helps keep the swelling down.

From her breasts on down to her ankles she is covered with scars. She lost her skin because of a flesh eating bacteria infection.

Beaird says she got the infection after she had liposuction. She says her doctor used unsterile instruments in the surgery.

“I have to be able to go forward and not let this eat at me inside. It’s hard sometimes,” says Beaird who has hired an attorney and is in the early stages of taking legal action against her doctor.

Beaird says she realizes she will get little if anything in her case. Her doctor is one of the more than 2,000 doctors statewide that elect not to carry medical malpractice insurance.

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