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Cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures are enormously popular in the United States. But, they are in fact "surgery", and therefore subject to mistakes, risks, and complications. And, subject to emotional trauma and distress.
In Italy in 2013, about 16% of cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures had to be done again in order to repair the damage of previous operations. In about 32% of those cases, the patients returned to the same doctors who operated on them the first time, while the remaining 68% majority chose to opt for a different doctor. These figures are probably similar for the United States today, and we are talking about real doctors.
Cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures are not just about changing one's physical appearance, they are also ways to improve a person's self-image and increase their confidence. If a cosmetic or plastic surgery error compromises the patient's procedure, it can leave the victim with a physical handicap and in severe emotional and psychological distress.
Though enormously popular throughout the public --- and frequently chosen by the patient, electively --- cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures can have pitfalls. It is no accident that cosmetic and plastic surgeons actually pay more generally than the average doctor for malpractice insurance, since accidents can and do happen with these procedures.
Some of those accidents can include:
Excessive scarring. Cosmetic procedures are designed to minimize any evidence that the procedure has been done, but a miscalculation or imprecise work on the doctors part could leave you with visible or painful scars
Nerve damage. While plastic surgery is typically limited to the skin and fat cells beneath, mistakes can do permanent damage to the nerves at the surface, particularly in your face
Anesthesia errors. Your anesthesiologist needs to carefully measure your dosage of anesthetic throughout your procedure, or else you could wake up on the operating table or suffer brain damage from an overdose
Incorrect medications. After your surgery, your doctor will prescribe you medicine to help prevent infection and manage pain, but if they don’t make the right prescription, you can be put in danger or made to suffer unnecessarily
Wrongful death: In the worst case, a surgery gone wrong can put the body through severe trauma, even resulting in the death of a patient
[Charles Jerome Ware is a premier Maryland and D.C.-based medical malpractice attorney. If you have questions or desire an initial courtesy consultation, call him at (410) 720-6129 or (410) 730-5016]
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