A plastic surgeon has failed to convince a judge that he was defamed by one of the "Mob Wives" who insisted on the popular VH1 reality TV show that she "flat-lined" after a "full-body lift" that turned into a "plastic surgery nightmare."

In Klapper v. Graziano, 1639/12, Acting Supreme Court Justice Bernard Graham in Brooklyn (See Profile) dismissed Dr. Andrew Klapper's defamation suit against the owners and producers of "Mob Wives" over comments made by Renee Graziano, the daughter of a convicted member of the Bonnano crime family.