Cosmetic Surgery Case Studies

• Our client opted for a breast enhancement from AA cup size to a B cup size which she felt would be proportionate to her figure. Our client underwent all of the relevant consultations and repeatedly expressed her desire to increase only to a B cup size or C cup size at the most.

When our client awoke from her operation, she was horrified to find that the surgeon had given her DD cup size breasts as he thought they would be more appropriate for her, despite her wishes to not be such a large size. She was also unhappy with the shape and positioning of the implants. Our client then had to undergo revision surgery with a different surgeon, as she lacked confidence in the surgeon who performed her original operation.

She received £15,000 in compensation.
 

• Our client underwent breast enlargement surgery and developed encapsulation of her left breast (which is a known complication of having implants). As such, she had to have surgery to remove the implant and replace it with a new implant.

During this operation, the client sustained a severe burn on her left breast, that was not treated correctly and in fact was left for 10 days before the surgeon reviewed it. By this point, the wound had become infected and the client therefore had to undergo further surgery to remove the implant to allow the wound to heal properly.

Our client had to wait several months for the wound to heal, before she could have a replacement implant. This was understandably a distressing time.

Our client received £17,500 in compensation.
 

Do you have a potential medical negligence claim?

Please contact us for advice if you feel you have suffered any form of negligent medical/dental treatment. We have a specialist team of solicitors who are always happy to help. At Quality Solicitors Oliver & Co, we are unique in that the head of our Clinical Negligence department, Linda Schermer, is a qualified doctor as well as a qualified solicitor. We therefore benefit from in-house medical knowledge and are able to get to grips with your claim and locate any areas of negligent care quickly.

Our solicitors deal with a wide variety of medical claims including missed/delayed diagnosis claims, orthopaedic injuries, drug dispensing errors and claims against GPs. Our Liz Fry also has extensive experience with claims against dentists and our Kerry Bateman has had great success in pursuing claims involving poor nursing care.

With the assistance of our paralegal Lisa Thomas and our team secretary Corinna Phillips, we tend to work on a team basis and pool our legal and medical knowledge to offer the best service to our clients.

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