And to think this guy is our DA, and his wife is behaving like this. She simply can't get off the drugs and alcohol. Wes got her off once, but doesn't look like it's going to happen again.

I don't feel sorry for her, and I think she's providing a lot of excuses for ending her practice, when the #1 reason is that she got busted.

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Plastic surgeon in city voluntarily retiring

By Ty McMahan
The Oklahoman

Oklahoma City plastic surgeon Lori Hansen said she saw her last patient Thursday and is voluntarily retiring from medical practice after testing positive in July for alcohol, a violation of her probation with the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision.

Hansen, wife of Oklahoma County District Attorney Wes Lane, is on a five-year probation with the board after she pleaded guilty in 2002 to two felony counts of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation.

"I just think the Lord has different opportunities for me to try," Hansen said. "I've kind of been losing the joy of practicing medicine, and I think now was the time."

She said she has practiced medicine for 25 years and has considered giving up her practice for about five years.

"Honestly, she could go through all the motions and stay in practice," Lane said. "But what became painfully clear is that that's not going to solve anything. She just needs to walk into a new chapter of life."

Hansen, 51, said she was seeking treatment before she was charged and has not used prescription painkillers in more than five years.

Lane said there was no criminal wrongdoing with his wife's probation violation.

Lyle Kelsey, executive director of the state board, said they are currently investigating Hansen's case. He said they have made no decisions if any punishment is necessary. He said the most severe punishment would be revocation of her medical license.

Lane said his wife's struggles with addiction helped him become a better prosecutor. "There is a class of offender that does not possess a criminal heart," Lane said. "Their conduct is driven by an addiction and not an intent to be a criminal. If they want to help themselves, we want to help them. If they don't want to help themselves, we're going to protect the public."