Becker's Healthcare March 7, 2025
Francesca Mathewes

Patients of an Ames, Iowa, ASC that abruptly shuttered in February said they are facing infections and other post-procedure complications, the Ames Tribune reported March 7.

The Tribune reported Feb. 14 on a notice that was pinned to the front door of Sturm Cosmetic Surgery saying the center is no longer accepting patients and all appointments were canceled, but it was unclear when the center officially closed. The center’s website is no longer active and has been scrubbed of all information.

Former patients have since come forward with complications that they are facing in the wake of the center’s closure. Ames resident A.J. Gomez-Han told the Tribune that he contracted a bacterial infection and endured “a lot of discomfort”...

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