A Moscow court has sentenced plastic surgeon Ekaterina Lonskaya to 11 months in a penal colony over a botched cosmetic procedure that caused severe and lasting damage to Inna Boroda, the wife of Alexander Boroda, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (FEOR). The case was widely reported in Russian media, including on the Telegram channels Mash and SHOT.
The incident occurred in October 2023 at the private medical aesthetics clinic “Klecko” in Moscow, where Lonskaya performed a blepharoplasty—an upper eyelid lift. During the procedure, she removed too much skin, leaving Boroda unable to fully close her eyes. As a result, Boroda experienced intense pain and corneal detachment, leading to near-total vision loss.
A panel of medical experts determined that a misdiagnosis, poor treatment strategy, and failure to prevent complications caused a pathological condition that resulted in permanent loss of vision and significantly reduced her ability to work—damage classified as a serious injury to health.
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In an attempt to restore her eyesight, Boroda underwent four additional surgeries at a clinic in Italy. Her vision was only partially recovered—30% in one eye. Total expenses for treatment, accommodation, transportation and rehabilitation amounted to 27.6 million rubles (about $305,000), a sum she sought in court as compensation.
The court ordered Lonskaya to pay Boroda 500,000 rubles (NIS 21,500 or $5,500) in damages and barred her from practicing medicine for two and a half years.
Boroda’s attorney, Alexander Dobrovinsky, expressed satisfaction with the outcome but said he plans to file for an increase in compensation. He also reported receiving threats from a man named Yevgeny, who demanded that he drop the case against Lonskaya and warned him of consequences if he continued.