Seated in a bedroom wearing a pair of hot pink satin pajamas, Miosha Watts adjusts her phone\u2019s front-facing camera and presses record before diving into a harrowing \u2014 albeit blurry \u2014 tale.<\/p>\n
In a nearly nine-minute TikTok video that has since drawn millions of views, 28-year-old Watts (@elegance_monroe<\/a>) describes waking up from a liposuction procedure in Miami last September and immediately feeling like something was wrong. She winced as she recalled how her throat burned, her body felt like she had been \u201cpushed off the top of a building,\u201d and she had \u201cexcruciating pain in my private areas.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I came to as they were putting me in the wheelchair, I immediately started crying,\u201d Watts says in the TikTok.<\/p>\n Sign up for the This Week\u2019s Top Stories newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n THANK YOU!<\/p>\n You’re all set.<\/p>\n CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n In the video, Watts accuses Eric Valladeres, a doctor at Vixen Plastic Surgery<\/a> in Miami, of raping her while she was sedated during the procedure in September 2025.<\/p>\n Her explosive claims led to a firestorm of backlash against the plastic surgery clinic and Valladeres, including people allegedly making death threats against the doctor and Yelp temporarily blocking people from leaving reviews due to \u201cunusual activity.\u201d However, roughly eight months after Miami police launched an investigation into the alleged incident, the Miami-Dade State Attorney\u2019s Office (SAO) ultimately decided not to file criminal charges against the doctor. An attorney for Valladeres, meanwhile, says the \u201coutrageous\u201d allegations have derailed his life.<\/p>\n In her video, Watts alleges that she underwent a sexual assault exam, which she says came back positive. But a follow-up rape kit screening conducted by the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office found no indication of an assault, according to a closeout memo from the state attorney\u2019s office. The memo notes that records provided by Vixen also showed that four people were in and out of the room during Watt\u2019s surgery, two of whom were men.<\/p>\n Watts said in her TikTok video that the alleged assault was so severe that it left her uvula partially detached and required removal. However, according to the SAO\u2019s closeout memo, detectives spoke to nurses at the rape treatment center about the injuries and found the injuries Watts sustained were \u201cconsistent with her surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAfter review of the evidence and circumstances in this case, the State cannot prove that the victim was penetrated or who may have penetrated her,\u201d the SAO\u2019s closeout memo reads. \u201cWhile the victim may suspect she was penetrated by the doctor who performed her surgery, suspicion alone is not enough to prove the case in court.\u201d<\/p>\n When reached by New Times via TikTok, Watts referred a reporter to her attorney. Her attorney, John Bral, has not responded to requests for comment via email about the SAO\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n As for Valladeres, his name and photos have since been removed from Vixen\u2019s website and Instagram page. Several private Facebook groups comprised of his clients \u2014 who refer to themselves as the doctor\u2019s \u201cdolls\u201d \u2014 have vehemently defended him. Some have gone as far as to pull Watts\u2019 criminal record, which appears to include several misdemeanor and felony charges.<\/p>\n \u201cThat man did not touch her!!!!\u201d one person wrote on the page. \u201cYou can tell she wants attention gtfoh !!!!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t wait for DR.V to speak out,\u201d another commented. \u201cBoy that defamation suit about to go crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n Described on the clinic\u2019s website as a \u201cLaparoscopic, Bariatric, and Cosmetic Surgery expert,\u201d Valladeres appears to have mostly glowing reviews on Google and boasts more than 33,000 followers on Instagram (@drvalladares_surgery<\/a>). Like many other plastic surgeons, he regularly shares transformative before-and-after pictures of his clients who come in for procedures like BBLs and tummy tucks. <\/p>\n \u201cHey, this is Dr. Valladeres here at Vixen Plastic Surgery,\u201d the bespectacled, bearded doctor says in one video<\/a>, in which he\u2019s standing on a red carpet next to a woman who appears to be freshly out of a breast lift surgery. \u201cI have a lovely doll, this is Rochelle. She is again gracious enough to share her story with you.\u201d<\/p>\n Valladeres appears to have one public complaint on his Florida Department of Health (FDOH) file. In June 2021, FDOH investigators visited Jolie Plastic Surgery, a clinic where Valladeres previously worked, and requested access to documents and the surgical suite as part of their investigation, according to FDOH records. <\/p>\n However, according to FDOH records, the investigators left the clinic after several hours due to the \u201cfacility staff\u2019s refusal to provide access to requested documents, refusal to provide access to the office\u2019s surgical suite, and the staff\u2019s increasing hostility and aggression towards the inspectors.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement sent to New Times, Valladeres\u2019 attorney, Michelle Suskauer, said Valladeres has received \u201cendless death threats and a fury of online harassment\u201d in the wake of Watts\u2019 viral video.<\/p>\n \u201cDr. Eric Valladares is a board-certified surgeon with an exemplary record who has committed his career to helping his patients,\u201d Suskauer wrote in a statement. \u201cHe has now been irreparably harmed by false accusations made by a former patient, and an innocent man has been victimized as a result. The complainant\u2019s outrageous and inflammatory statements are irresponsible and false, and they have left a path of destruction in their wake.\u201d<\/p>\n Suskauer added that making \u201cserious allegations of sexual assault requires a real investigation and dedicated state resources, and that is exactly what was done.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCriminal cases require facts and evidence not mere suspicion,\u201d Suskauer wrote. \u201cBy advancing a narrative the State has determined the evidence does not support, she has also diminished the claims of true victims of sexual abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n Christos Lagos, an attorney for Vixen, told New Times in a statement that surgical procedures at the clinic are \u201cstaffed by a comprehensive team that includes the operating surgeon, an anesthesia provider, a circulator, and a surgical assistant\u201d and that the clinic\u2019s safety protocols \u201censure patients are never left alone with a single medical professional, including the surgeon, during preoperative, operative, or recovery care.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe commend the Miami Police Department and the State Attorney\u2019s Office, which carried out their work thoroughly, professionally, and independently,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cWe also respect the State Attorney\u2019s decision in the Close-Out Memorandum.\u201d<\/p>\n Vixen, located in a medical office building near Miami International Airport, bills itself as a \u201cstate-of-the-art plastic surgery facility.\u201d Its website lists procedures including Brazilian butt lifts (commonly called BBLs), breast augmentations, and liposuction, alongside photos of women with snatched waists and pronounced curves. Records show the office, which has a 4.3-star rating on Google, is owned by the same people who operate a network of similarly branded clinics that have been linked to serious complications, including at least one patient death<\/a>.<\/p>\n While the clinic has no disciplinary cases or public complaints, according to state records, it has faced several lawsuits in previous years.<\/p>\n In July 2025, a California woman named Crystal Wyrick sued Vixen, claiming the facility and a doctor, Joel Shanklin, were negligent in monitoring and treating her after a November 2022 abdominoplasty and bilateral breast lift with implants. She alleged in the complaint that the facility failed to intervene when she experienced infection, necrosis, and delayed healing, leading to complications. Vixen denied the allegations, and Wyrick voluntarily dismissed the case in October.<\/p>\n The following month, a former medical assistant at Vixen, Sureny Perez Curbeira, sued the facility, alleging harassment and discrimination related to her pregnancy. In the complaint, she said employees scheduled patients during times she had requested off for prenatal appointments, changed her job duties, and reduced her hours. According to the complaint, colleagues also mocked her, told her she would lose her pregnancy, and questioned her motives for becoming pregnant, claiming she did it for pity and better treatment.<\/p>\n Curbeira said she reported the treatment to management and was then fired, according to the complaint. Vixen has filed a motion to dismiss the case, which remains open.<\/p>\n On April 24, Watts created a GoFundMe titled \u201cSupport Mo\u2019s Legal Battle for Justice,\u201d where she said she was \u201craising funds for civil litigation concerning possibly [attorney] fees related to a personal injury case.\u201d<\/p>\n In an update shared on the page on April 27, Watts thanked people for their donations. She added that she planned to deactivate the GoFundMe, given that she\u2019d already achieved her goal of obtaining legal counsel. <\/p>\n As of May 8, however, the fundraiser remains active, having nearly met its $8,000 goal with $7,482 raised. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Watts has continued to post on TikTok. On May 7, she posted a video featuring screenshots from the state attorney\u2019s office\u2019s closeout memo, although the clip appears to have been removed hours later. <\/p>\n In messages sent to New Times via TikTok DM on May 8 \u2014 in which Watts again declined an interview request, citing her attorney\u2019s guidance \u2014 she insisted that neither she nor her attorney were \u201ctrying to ignore\u201d media, and that the \u201cmost important thing in this moment is us getting justice.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re literally taking on the entire justice system right now!\u201d she wrote. \u201cSo interviews are taking a backseat.\u201d <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t