Kelly Dodd is calling her new boyfriend Dr. Love, but some of Dr. Brian Reagan’s patients are far less smitten. A look into the 55-year-old plastic surgeon has revealed that he’s been in and out of court several times to deal with unhappy patients.

Just last month, Reagan was sued for medical malpractice by Carol Perry, a patient who alleged that Reagan and the True Beauty San Diego Aesthetic Surgery & Medicine center failed to provide her with the proper care during multiple procedures on both of her eyelids, per her complaint obtained by Page Six.

Her lawyer claimed in court documents that Reagan’s “failed corrective measures actually worsened Ms. Perry’s right lower eyelid.”

She is seeking an unspecified amount of damages.

The case is ongoing.

When reached for comment about this lawsuit and others, Reagan declined to address any of the cases he’s been involved in, instead pointing Page Six to statistics from The Doctors Company, a malpractice insurance company, claiming that plastic surgeons are on average hit with seven malpractices suits per 10 years in practice.

A representative from The Doctors Company did not return our request to confirm his statistics and the American Board of Plastic Surgery confirmed that it does not maintain malpractice statistics regarding its certified plastic surgeons.

“The average occurrence [of a malpractice suit] is seven occurrences per 10 years,” Reagan told us. “I’ve got about seven total. I’ve been practicing for 20 years, so it’s about half the number of average.”

He declined to comment on the suits but did confirm to Page Six that a judgment has never been issued against him.

“I think that plastic surgery is a very special profession,” Reagan explained. “It’s a very long road and long training to be able to do what I do, and so I am very proud of that and a little protective of it.”

Perry’s case wasn’t the first time Reagan was accused of medical malpractice.

In 2004, Donna Stephenson sued Reagan, alleging that he “failed to adhere to the applicable standard of care” when he performed her bilateral lower blepharoplasty — an eye lift procedure. Stephenson claimed in court papers that she suffered complications including an ectropion of the eye, meaning that her lower eyelid turned or sagged outward to expose the surface of her inner eyelid.

She wanted compensatory damages as she alleged she suffered wage loss, hospital and medical expenses, general damage and loss of earning capacity.

Reagan denied her claims in court and they settled the case on May 12, 2005. It was dismissed 45 days later.

The plastic surgeon was also named in a suit for battery and negligence in 2004 by another patient, Marjorie Donaldson. She alleged in court papers that she consented to a “z-plasty”— a procedure that can improve the appearance of scars — on the left side of her body, but it was incorrectly performed on the right side.

Dr. Stephen Krant was allegedly the lead surgeon for the procedure, while Reagan served as his assistant. She alleged that Reagan “misled” her by “telling her that the z-plasty damages could be treated, resolved or otherwise cured by injections, which was false.”

She sought $1 million in damages. Reagan denied her claims and the case was dismissed in 2005 with prejudice (meaning it can’t be brought again) after Donaldson filed a request for dismissal from all parties.

A representative for the hospital where the surgery took place and Krant did not get back to us.

In 2009, Reagan was named as a defendant in a suit by Joann Laguens for medical negligence, lack of informed consent negligence and fraud. Dr. Steven Emmet, Solta Medical Inc., Mermaid Salon & Day Spa, Aveda Experience Centers, Reliant Technologies and Estee Lauder were also named as defendants in the suit.

Laguens claimed in the lawsuit that a company, Reliant, gave Reagan a Fraxel laser in October 2008 and gave him training on how to use it. According to Laguens’ court filing, he offered to do a Fraxel repair laser on her during an already scheduled consultation, and upon agreement, he prescribed a Medrol dose pack — oral steroids — for her preoperatively and gave her an information packet.

She underwent the laser procedure on Nov. 20, 2008, and allegedly was told to do vinegar washes with filtered water and to keep Vaseline on her face afterward. She was never told to discontinue the steroids, per her complaint.

Her face became red and swollen and she was seen for two visits on Nov. 24 and Nov. 26, Laguens alleged in court papers. On Nov. 26, she alleged that Reagan told her that “despite her red face, she may return to a regular beauty product regiment and begin washing her face normally.” He also allegedly told her to use sunscreen and a moisturizer.

She then went to Mermaid Salon, an Aveda Concept outlet. She told an employee about the laser procedure she had done and asked for moisturizer recommendations. She ended up purchasing a moisturizer, cream and shimmer accents and began to use them over the next few days.

Soon after, Laguens alleged, she started to “develop red bumps along her jawline and her lymph nodes became enlarged.” She claimed that she told Reagan about her condition on Dec. 3 and 4, and she “was instructed to treat her skin with Neosporin and hydrocortisone.” Reagan also treated her with a Decadron shot and three additional Medrol steroid dose packs “over the next few weeks,” per court documents.

Laguens claimed her symptoms worsened and on Dec. 22 she visited Emmet for treatment. She was then given “additional steroids including oral prednisone and a Kenalog injection” and she claimed that her “facial condition was later identified by her treating physicians as a bacterium that required six months of aggressive antibiotic therapy to treat.”

She claimed that her “infection had been exacerbated by the high doses of steroids” and she developed side effects from the antibiotics and steroids. She also alleged that she was forced to quit her job as a marketing associate because of her condition and has been unable to work because of “extreme emotional distress.”

A rep for Mermaid Salon told us, Laguens “experienced side effects of Fraxel procedure she received from plastic surgeon and had nothing to do with creams purchased after at our salon.”

He denied her allegations and the entire case was dismissed without prejudice on July 2, 2012.

None of the other defendants returned our requests for comment.

Malpractice allegations are not the only thing that’s brought Reagan in front of a judge — he was also named in a wrongful termination suit in July 2018 and was dismissed from the case later that year.

Angela Cota sued Reagan, South Coast Medical Management and South Coast Outpatient Surgery Center in Orange County Superior Court on grounds she was wrongly terminated after 17 years of employment. Cota, who was on medical leave for a wrist injury at the time she was fired, alleged that she complained about Reagan before her departure and that led to her firing.

She alleges in court papers that while working with Reagan in March 2017, he “made various racially derogatory and discriminatory statements to [her] about other ethnic groups, including but not limited to, African Americans and Mexican Americans.” She also claimed that he “made gender and sexual-insensitive jokes about African Americans and Mexican Americans.”

Cota alleged that she reported his behavior to her supervisor and asked to be reassigned to a different surgeon. She claimed that when her supervisor confronted Reagan, he admitted that he had made the statements. But she claimed her supervisor “minimized [her] complaint and required [her] to continue working with [Doctor] Reagan.” She also alleged that his “most recent racist, derogatory and discriminatory statements” were made at her expense.

Cota said she reported his behavior to her supervisor again, but no actions were taken against him. Instead, she claimed, her hours were reduced and it became “extremely difficult” for her to get on the work schedule.

Cota was then hurt in an unrelated work injury in May 2017 and was placed on medical leave. She claimed that during that time, she was fired despite providing her medical records to prove her injury, according to court papers.

Upon arriving at a scheduled MRI for the injury, Cota allegedly was informed by administrative staff that her insurance had been canceled as a result of her employment being terminated. Cota claimed she never got formal word that she was terminated or that she was no longer receiving benefits.

Reagan, South Coast Medical Management, and South Coast Outpatient Surgery Center management denied all of her allegations. Cota filed a request to dismiss the claims against Reagan without prejudice in October 2018. Cota, South Coast Medical Management, and South Coast Outpatient Surgery Center were scheduled to go to a mandatory settlement conference and trial this summer but have requested to postpone both until early next year.

None of the other defendants returned our requests for comment.

Reagan was also named as a defendant in three small claims suits in San Diego court.

Caroline Taverna sued Reagan for $3,000 in 2013, claiming that between October 2011 and September 2012, “Dr. Reagan and his staff pressured and preyed upon me, a senior citizen, and used bait and switch techniques to sell unnecessary cosmetic surgery … He also refused to perform treatment for which I had already paid.”

A judgment was entered in Reagan’s favor in 2013 and he did not pay her any money.

In 2011, Anahita Merati filed a lawsuit alleging that Reagan and one of his employees, John T. Alexander, owed her $7,500 for negligently performing an unspecified surgery. She claimed that he promised to redo an unspecified surgery but she wanted her money back instead.

The case was dismissed with prejudice in 2012.

In 2008, Anelia Genchev sued Reagan and another defendant for $2,550, claiming negligence during and after an unspecified surgical procedure that took place in October 2007. She claimed she suffered severe complications, pain and suffering, downtime, frequent eyelid swelling and peeling.

Following a small claims court trial, the court dismissed the entire action with prejudice.

Despite the complaints, the “Housewives” don’t appear to be concerned as they frequently visit CosmetiCare and Reagan can be seen working at the center on the first episode of “The Real Housewives of Orange County.” Reagan performed Shannon Beador’s face tightening procedure — without cameras rolling — and gave her Botox during the Season 14 premiere.

“It was in CosmetiCare that I was introduced to a lot of the ‘Housewives’ because they come here,” he explained. “Dr. [Michael] Niccole is Kelly’s surgeon and I assisted him in the technology of the face tight, because I was just more familiar with it. He’s continued to be her surgeon and she and I have developed a personal relationship. I don’t do any work on her. I’ve also worked on Shannon.”

And Reagan looks forward to his future in plastic surgery.

“There are wonderful things about plastic surgery, and a lot of it is the ability to positively change lives,” Reagan concluded. “I like my patients. I like having relationships with my patients. They become extended family.”