Under the Knife, Under Oath

The surgeon who operated on Emani Ellis after the alleged 2018 incident involving Cardi B and later testified in court is Dr. Brent Molleken, a Beverly Hills-based plastic and reconstructive surgeon. According to Ellis’s testimony, Dr. Molleken performed a cosmetic procedure to address a facial scar that Ellis claims resulted from Cardi B’s long fingernail scratching her cheek during the confrontation.Dr. Molleken’s courtroom appearance added medical weight to Ellis’s claims, though her testimony focused strictly on the nature of the injury and the surgical intervention—not on how the injury was caused. That distinction became a key point during cross-examination.