Plastic Surgery Errors...
The most common procedures from which medical malpractice claims arise
include:
> Breast augmentation
> Breast reduction
> Liposuction
> Face Lift (rhytidectomy)
> Blepharoplasty (eye surgery)
> Rhinoplasty (nose surgery)
> Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck surgery)
> Skin resurfacing (including laser surgery & chemical peels)
While most surgical procedures pose a small risk of complications and injury, no
surgery is risk-free. Plastic surgery, including both reconstructive surgery and
cosmetic surgery, is no exception. Plastic surgeons must exercise a high degree of
medical competency and care when treating patients. Failure to provide the level
of skill, care, and treatment that a reasonable plastic surgeon would provide under
similar circumstances may constitute medical malpractice.
If you or a loved one has suffered injury or harm at the hands of a plastic surgeon,
you may be eligible to seek compensation for your past and future medical
expenses (including the cost of surgery to correct the condition), loss of income,
loss of services, disfigurement, disability, emotional pain and suffering, and more.
To learn more about plastic surgery malpractice, please contact us to speak with
the medical malpractice attorneys at Howard S. Grossman, P.A. We are available
to evaluate your case to determine the best way to protect your interests.
Plastic Surgeons’ Responsibilities
Plastic surgeons have a number of legal obligations, which work to protect patients
from bad plastic surgery and unqualified practitioners. By rendering care to a
patient, a plastic surgeon implies that they possess the education, training, and
prudent skill necessary to practice plastic surgery safely.
When it comes to plastic surgery, surgeons also have a legal obligation to disclose
all possible risks to their patients prior to surgery. Plastic surgeons must offer this
important information, whether or not their patients request such information.
Certain risks accompany virtually all surgeries, including risk of blood clots,
anesthesia or medication reactions, infection, respiratory complications, and death.
Other risks may be specific to a particular procedure. For example, breast
augmentation carries the unique risk of resulting in capsular contracture, whereby
the scar tissue around the breast hardens and squeezes the implant, causing pain
and disfigurement that often requires additional surgery.
Plastic surgeons have a duty to disclose the risks of a desired procedure so that a
patient can make an informed decision about what is best for them. By Florida
Statute, a surgeon must disclose the most probable known dangers of surgery and
their likelihood of occurring.
Bad Plastic Surgery Risks
A number of factors can increase the risk that plastic surgery errors will occur,
including but not limited to:
Common Plastic Surgery Complications that Give Rise to Claims
Certain complications may occur with virtually any plastic surgery procedure, while
some are specific to particular procedures. In the following list of plastic surgery
complications, those specific to a type of surgery will show the procedure in
parentheses. (Note: this list is not inclusive of all potential complications)
* Prolonged sedation leading to injury/ complications
* Infection
* Disfigurement or disability
* Death
* Under or over-correction
* Scarring
* Anesthesia errors
* Hematoma
* Numbness/ nerve damage
* Disappointment/dissatisfaction
* Asymmetry
* Post-operative mismanagement
* Encapsulation (breast augmentation)
* Wrong size (breast implants)
* Loss of nipple or breast skin cover (breast surgeries)
* Excessive skin removal (face lift)
* Dry eyes/ inability to close eyes (face lift)
* Blistering/burning (chemical peels)
* Lidocaine overdose (liposuction)
* Pulmonary edema or pulmonary embolism (liposuction)
* Complications causing corrective procedures
* Medication reactions or interactions
The number one claim brought against plastic surgeons in medical malpractice
matters is “improper performance” or failure to meet the standard of care
reasonably expected given the circumstances.
Plastic Surgery Malpractice Claim
If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury or emotional harm due to plastic
surgery complications or errors, you may have the legal right to pursue a claim
against those responsible. Please call us toll-free at 1-877-733-5878 or contact
us online by clicking here.
The most common procedures from which medical malpractice claims arise
include:
> Breast augmentation
> Breast reduction
> Liposuction
> Face Lift (rhytidectomy)
> Blepharoplasty (eye surgery)
> Rhinoplasty (nose surgery)
> Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck surgery)
> Skin resurfacing (including laser surgery & chemical peels)
While most surgical procedures pose a small risk of complications and injury, no
surgery is risk-free. Plastic surgery, including both reconstructive surgery and
cosmetic surgery, is no exception. Plastic surgeons must exercise a high degree of
medical competency and care when treating patients. Failure to provide the level
of skill, care, and treatment that a reasonable plastic surgeon would provide under
similar circumstances may constitute medical malpractice.
If you or a loved one has suffered injury or harm at the hands of a plastic surgeon,
you may be eligible to seek compensation for your past and future medical
expenses (including the cost of surgery to correct the condition), loss of income,
loss of services, disfigurement, disability, emotional pain and suffering, and more.
To learn more about plastic surgery malpractice, please contact us to speak with
the medical malpractice attorneys at Howard S. Grossman, P.A. We are available
to evaluate your case to determine the best way to protect your interests.
Plastic Surgeons’ Responsibilities
Plastic surgeons have a number of legal obligations, which work to protect patients
from bad plastic surgery and unqualified practitioners. By rendering care to a
patient, a plastic surgeon implies that they possess the education, training, and
prudent skill necessary to practice plastic surgery safely.
When it comes to plastic surgery, surgeons also have a legal obligation to disclose
all possible risks to their patients prior to surgery. Plastic surgeons must offer this
important information, whether or not their patients request such information.
Certain risks accompany virtually all surgeries, including risk of blood clots,
anesthesia or medication reactions, infection, respiratory complications, and death.
Other risks may be specific to a particular procedure. For example, breast
augmentation carries the unique risk of resulting in capsular contracture, whereby
the scar tissue around the breast hardens and squeezes the implant, causing pain
and disfigurement that often requires additional surgery.
Plastic surgeons have a duty to disclose the risks of a desired procedure so that a
patient can make an informed decision about what is best for them. By Florida
Statute, a surgeon must disclose the most probable known dangers of surgery and
their likelihood of occurring.
Bad Plastic Surgery Risks
A number of factors can increase the risk that plastic surgery errors will occur,
including but not limited to:
- A patient’s unrealistic expectations about the procedure:
- While plastic surgery can produce astounding results, procedures are
often limited in their ability to generate the specific and exact changes
a patient desires. For this reason, it is important for a patient to learn
exactly what to expect before, during, and after their surgery. On the
other hand, plastic surgeons must also apply skill and prudence to
produce desired aesthetic results in accordance with a patient’s
reasonable expectations.
- A patient’s poor pre-operative physical or emotional health:
- Prior to undergoing plastic surgery, it is important for patients to be in
good physical and emotional health. Patients who smoke are advised
to stop at least two weeks before surgery to prevent complications.
Certain supplements and medications should also be ceased before
surgery, as they too can increase the risk of complications. It is also
important for patients to sufficiently examine their motives for seeking
surgery and develop realistic expectations about plastic surgery. - To avoid risks associated with poor physical or emotional health, it is
important for a surgeon to conduct a thorough pre-surgical exam
covering a patient’s past and current physical and emotional health
and surgery-seeking motives.
- Prolonged surgery, multiple procedures, or both:
- Prolonged surgery and undergoing multiple procedures simultaneously
both increase the risk of complications from plastic surgery. It is
important to understand such risks before going under the knife.
- Surgeon under-qualification or inexperience:
- Plastic surgery requires a great degree of knowledge and skill.
Surgeons who are insufficiently trained or unqualified to perform
particular procedures pose a great risk of producing bad, and even
injurious, results. To avoid plastic surgery risks, it is important to use
a board-certified plastic surgeon with extensive experience
successfully performing the specific procedure you desire. Do your
homework, ask lots of questions, meet with a number of surgeons,
and be sure that you feel comfortable and confident with the surgeon
you choose.
Common Plastic Surgery Complications that Give Rise to Claims
Certain complications may occur with virtually any plastic surgery procedure, while
some are specific to particular procedures. In the following list of plastic surgery
complications, those specific to a type of surgery will show the procedure in
parentheses. (Note: this list is not inclusive of all potential complications)
* Prolonged sedation leading to injury/ complications
* Infection
* Disfigurement or disability
* Death
* Under or over-correction
* Scarring
* Anesthesia errors
* Hematoma
* Numbness/ nerve damage
* Disappointment/dissatisfaction
* Asymmetry
* Post-operative mismanagement
* Encapsulation (breast augmentation)
* Wrong size (breast implants)
* Loss of nipple or breast skin cover (breast surgeries)
* Excessive skin removal (face lift)
* Dry eyes/ inability to close eyes (face lift)
* Blistering/burning (chemical peels)
* Lidocaine overdose (liposuction)
* Pulmonary edema or pulmonary embolism (liposuction)
* Complications causing corrective procedures
* Medication reactions or interactions
The number one claim brought against plastic surgeons in medical malpractice
matters is “improper performance” or failure to meet the standard of care
reasonably expected given the circumstances.
Plastic Surgery Malpractice Claim
If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury or emotional harm due to plastic
surgery complications or errors, you may have the legal right to pursue a claim
against those responsible. Please call us toll-free at 1-877-733-5878 or contact
us online by clicking here.
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Our firm's medical malpractice lawyers represent clients who have been hurt and injured in botched plastic surgeries and
cosmetic surgeries throughout Palm Beach County, Broward County and Martin County, including Boca Raton, Boca West,
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cosmetic surgeries throughout Palm Beach County, Broward County and Martin County, including Boca Raton, Boca West,
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Stuart, Sunrise, Plantation, Weston and Margate. If your are the victim of plastic surgery malpractice, our trial attorneys will
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TIMOTHY C. NIES, ESQ.
Howard S. Grossman, P.A.
1098 N.W. Boca Raton Boulevard
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Toll-free: 877-733-5878
Phone: 561-208-5585
Fax: 561-391-1193
E-mail: Click here
Howard S. Grossman, P.A.
1098 N.W. Boca Raton Boulevard
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Toll-free: 877-733-5878
Phone: 561-208-5585
Fax: 561-391-1193
E-mail: Click here