Los Angeles Woman Joins Friend’s Post-Op Doctor Visit. Then She Notices What the Doctor Is Wearing: ‘HIPAA Violation’

A Los Angeles woman says she questioned a plastic surgeon after noticing he was wearing Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses during her friend’s post-operative appointment, prompting her to raise concerns about patient privacy. TaylorTakeover (@taylortakeover.mp4) described the encounter in an August 2026 TikTok video, saying she accompanied someone to a post-op appointment following a breast lift. According to her account, it marked the first post-op visit at which she met the surgeon.

According to TaylorTakeover, she eventually recognized the glasses as Meta’s smart glasses and became concerned, noting the patient needed to undress during the appointment. “I asked him, are those Meta glasses?” she recalled.

“He says, ‘Yeah, but they’re not recording,” she added. A commenter alleged, “Even if he’s not recording, there’s no way that’s not a HIPAA violation.”

The Doctor Reportedly Said He Needed Them for Text Messages.

Aligning with TaylorTakeover’s concerns, Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses do include cameras and microphones. According to Ray-Ban’s official product information, the glasses can capture photos and video hands-free, make calls, and send messages. Ray-Ban also says the glasses can announce incoming messages and read message content aloud through their speakers.

That messaging capability appears relevant to the surgeon’s explanation, according to TaylorTakeover. She said he told her he wore the glasses because he liked hearing text messages while maintaining eye contact with patients.

She responded that she had seen him wearing an Apple Watch and questioned why he needed the glasses to receive messages during an appointment. The conversation then turned to recording. Taylortakeover said the surgeon told her a light would indicate when they were capturing video.

Ray-Ban’s official support information confirms that the glasses have a front-facing capture LED. The company says the LED activates during photo and video capture and that video recording causes the capture light to remain illuminated.

TaylorTakeover said she remained concerned about whether recording could occur without a patient’s knowledge. She also questioned why the surgeon had not disclosed that he wore the glasses before the appointment.

At one point, according to her account, the surgeon asked what he would even be recording. TaylorTakeover said she mentioned the especially intimate nature of the procedures he performs as a plastic surgeon.

The creator also said the surgeon mentioned having a wife and a 9-year-old child while discussing her concerns. She said that response did not resolve the issue for her.

Taylortakeover Says She Notified the California Medical Board.

TaylorTakeover later posted a follow-up video addressing viewer questions. She said the California Medical Board had the information it needed and that she planned to provide the surgeon’s workplace with information once the office reopened after the weekend.

She declined to publicly identify the surgeon or his office, saying she wanted the relevant licensing body and the surgeon’s employer to address the matter first. TaylorTakeover characterized the situation as “a violation of patient privacy and safety” and called for Meta glasses to be banned from medical workplaces. She also criticized what she described as the surgeon’s defensive response.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says HIPAA’s Privacy Rule protects individually identifiable health information held or transmitted by covered entities and limits how covered entities may use or disclose protected health information. The Mary Sue reached out to TaylorTakeover on TikTok for further comment. We will update the article if she responds.

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