The first link says the North Carolina Medical Board just pulled his license. And a "nationally recognized and board certified plastic surgeon" said the doctor

The first link says the North Carolina Medical Board just pulled his license. And a "nationally recognized and board certified plastic surgeon" said the doctor had no training to perform plastic surgery (only general surgery as all doctors receive). So I'm not sure why you're trying to make some artificial point in isolation about lawsuits being meaningless, other doctors clearly think badly of his practice of medicine, to the point that they've stopped him doing so.