DENVER, CO (KDVR) — Dr. Geoffrey Kim, a plastic surgeon involved in a controversial breast implant case, has admitted to “unprofessional conduct” in the case of teenager Emmalyn Nguyen. He will be on probation for three years according to an agreement reached with the Colorado Medical Board late last month.

Kim’s medical license was suspended Jan. 9, but the new agreement, effective Feb. 27, allows Kim to immediately resume practicing medicine, with certain restrictions.

In addition to having his medical license on probation for three years, Kim also agreed to complete a medical education program, only perform surgical procedures with a licensed anesthesiologist onsite, and complete an ethics program.

In the agreement, Kim admitted on Aug. 1 during a breast augmentation procedure he was performing on the 18-year-old, Nguyen went into cardiac arrest and began turning blue after receiving anesthesia from a certified nurse anesthetist.

Kim began CPR and resuscitated the teen, but she never regained consciousness. According to the agreement, Kim “did not contact emergency personnel to transport (Nguyen) to the hospital following the asystolic arrest for approximately five hours.”

Nguyen, who was a graduate of Mountain Range High School, remains in a minimally conscious state, unable to speak, walk or feed herself. She needs around the clock care.

“This has to be the hardest thing anyone could go through,” said her mother, Lynn Fam.

The family has filed a lawsuit against Kim.

The license agreement between Kim and the state calls for the doctor to pass a course which includes information on anesthesia reactions and a focus on the culture of safety.

He will also have to complete an ethics program within the next year.

If Kim complies with the conditions of his probation, he can have his license restored to “unrestricted” status after three years have elapsed.

Kim’s attorney, Kari Hershey, previously told CBS4, “As a physician, Dr. Kim is not at liberty to comment about any specific patient.”

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That’s Dr. Michael Salzhauer, the sometimes controversial South Florida plastic surgeon also known as “Dr. Miami” on social media.

Salzhauer stars in a new reality series of the same name, “Dr. Miami,” which follows him, his staff and the patients who see him for Brazilian butt-lifts, nose jobs, breast implants, tummy tucks and other procedures at his Bay Harbor Islands practice. The six-episode series, which was produced by Miami-based 2C Originals, will debut at 10 p.m. March 31 on the WE tv cable network.

Network officials said Salzhauer seemed like a natural for his own show. The man who has called himself “Dr. Schnoz” has been known in recent years for his social media following and his marketing strategies, which have drawn complaints from some groups such as the Anti-Defamation League of Florida.

In 2008, he wrote a children’s book, “My Beautiful Mommy,” promoting plastic surgery. In 2012, he hired a rock band to make a video called, “Jewcan Sam (A Nose Job Love Song)”, about a teenage boy who gets a nose job to attract a girl.

For the past two years, he also has been broadcasting his surgeries on Snapchat, inviting viewers to see him in action.

“A surgeon using Snapchat and other social platforms to literally bring fans into the operating room represents a bold and fresh twist that connects old and new media,” said We tv President Marc Juris in an email.

For his Snapchat surgeries, Salzhauer dresses up in viking, pirate and other costumes.

“I’m a goofy guy,’’ said Salzhauer from his office on a recent Thursday morning. “I’ve got this wacky personality that I was born with that people find entertaining.”

The WE tv show aims to capture that zaniness as he meets with patients.

“We love this show because Dr. Salzhauer is a completely unique and authentic individual who is at the top of his profession and using social media in an innovative and powerful way,” Juris added.

Each episode follows two patients and their before-and-after progress.

“I hope that [viewers] understand that plastic surgery is a normal part of everyday modern life. I hope the show educates and entertains people,” he said.

Cameras also show his clients with their loved ones as they share their concerns about the procedures. In the first episode, a woman named Ashley gets pre-surgery jitters and wants to back out of having her “mommy makeover,” which includes breast implants and a tummy tuck. Her best friend encourages her to be a new version of herself.

Although there will be some TV personalities on his show, including cast members from WE tv’s “My Life Is A Telenovela” and the Oxygen network’s “Bad Girls Club,” Salzhauer said most of his patients are everyday folks looking to better themselves. On the show, he calls them “beauty warriors.”

“It takes a lot of courage to go to a plastic surgeon in the first place, to admit you are not comfortable in your own body,’’ he said. “It is like going into battle. It involves risks, bruising, swelling and a healing period. I am proud of my beauty warriors.

“I am a beauty warrior,” said the father of five, who has had a nose job and a chin implant.

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