http://www.lipsg.com In this plastic surgery video, Long Island News Tonight documents the use of leaches in the surgery of a 76 year old man who had slipped on ice and partially amputated his ear. Dr. James OâToole, from Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, explains how the leeches were placed on the congested portion of the ear as a means of acting as the blood vessels that were cut and loss function when Richard fell.