Hydroxycut Liver Transplant Attorneys

Liver Transplant Surgery

Often, liver transplant causes patient to require costly and dangerous liver transplant surgery. Unfortunately, this is the case in the Hydroxycut recall scandal that began in early May when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pointed toward Hydroxycut's role in liver failure and liver transplant, pulling the weight loss drug from store shelves and telling patients to stop taking it.

Liver transplant surgery is necessitated when the liver has failed beyond repair. Up to 23 patients have required liver transplants from their Hydroxycut use thus far, and it is unknown how many unreported cases exist at present. Hydroxycut patients aren't the only ones waiting for liver transplants: it is estimated that up to 17,000 U.S. residents are waiting for liver transplants as we speak.

When the liver fails, a patient begins a desperate race against time as they await transplantation surgery. Why is the liver so important for human bodies? Because it controls all major metabolic and filtering functions. Without a liver, we'd be unable to digest food, process waste products, regulate proteins, or metabolize substances within the body. Both chronic and acute liver failure require transplants, and liver transplant surgery can occur with a whole donated liver or a partial liver from a living donor.

Liver failure does not always lead to a high place on liver transplant waiting lists. Instead, a complicated rating system is used to determine a patient's need for the transplant. This can result in an agonizing wait for the patient and their family members as ongoing expensive medical care is given.

Nobody is sure why Hydroxycut causes liver failure that requires transplant surgeries. What is known, however, is that Iovate aggressively marketed the product without disclosing its dangers. Victims have the right to sue Iovate in civil court and seek financial compensation for the pain and suffering they have endured in addition to their expensive medical bills and the costs of future medical care.

If you're awaiting a Hydroxycut liver transplant surgery or think you have been injured through your Hydroxycut use, don't delay. Contact an experienced and reputable Hydroxycut liver transplant lawyer today. Anapol Schwartz can help. We're a respected law firm with the resources it takes to fight and win on our clients' behalf. Call today for more information and a free case consultation.

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