Woman recovers after cardiac arrest at Cosmetic Institute during breast implant surgery

By Lucy Cormack, Megan Levy
Updated January 31 2015 - 7:18pm, first published 3:23pm
Amy Rickhuss suffered a cardiac arrest while getting a breast augmentation.
Amy Rickhuss suffered a cardiac arrest while getting a breast augmentation.
Paramedics take Amy Rickuss from The Cosmetic Institute to Westmead Hospital on Friday.  Photo:  Webcam-NT
Paramedics take Amy Rickuss from The Cosmetic Institute to Westmead Hospital on Friday. Photo: Webcam-NT

Amy Rickhuss was lying on an operating table at a cosmetic surgery on Friday morning, markings on her chest outlining the breast augmentation she had dreamed of having for years.

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