Plastic surgery & cosmetic surgery
Plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery can have a significant impact on a person’s confidence, appearance and wellbeing. When treatment is carried out safely and to an appropriate standard, many people are pleased with the outcome. However, when avoidable mistakes are made, the consequences can be physically painful, emotionally distressing and difficult to correct.
At Davies and Partners, our medical negligence solicitors help people who have been injured by negligent plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery or non-surgical cosmetic treatment. We understand that it can be difficult to speak about concerns involving appearance, scarring or intimate procedures. Our role is to listen carefully, explain your options clearly and advise whether you may be able to bring a claim.
What can you make a plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery negligence claim?
A plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery negligence claim may be possible where a surgeon, doctor, clinic, nurse, aesthetic practitioner or other healthcare provider delivers treatment that falls below an acceptable standard, and that failure causes avoidable injury or harm.
This may involve poor surgical technique, inadequate pre-operative assessment, lack of proper consent, poor aftercare, failure to recognise complications, infection, avoidable scarring, nerve damage or a result that is significantly different from what should reasonably have been achieved.
Not every disappointing result will amount to negligence. Cosmetic and plastic surgery can carry recognised risks, and some outcomes may be outside the control of the practitioner. However, if you were not treated with reasonable care, were not properly informed of the risks, or suffered harm that should have been avoided, you may be able to claim compensation.
Types of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery
The most common types of plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery claims we deal with are:
- Eye-lid surgery / blepharoplasty
- Nose reshaping / rhinoplasty
- Brow lifts Facelift / rhytidectomy
- Facial filler / implants / injections
- Breast augmentation / breast reduction / breast implant/ Tummy tuck surgery / abdominoplasty
If you have concerns about any of the above procedures or other plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery treatment you have received, please contact us now to arrange a free initial discussion.
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