For years now the cosmetic surgery industry has been horrendously under regulated, and people’s wellbeing and even their lives are being put at risk. Having helped thousands of cosmetic surgery victims we know just how bad the industry can be, and we have seen many forms of poor surgical technique, ill advice, and terrible aftercare.
So if you feel you are the victim of cosmetic surgery errors, read on for some general advice and contact our expert team as soon as you can.
What are my rights if I am the victim of a cosmetic surgery error?
The clinic and the surgeons / practitioners owe you a duty of care to ensure that any procedure is carried out with reasonable care and skill. On top of that they have a duty to correctly advise you about the risks as well as the general pros and cons of having work done, and they must provide an aftercare service that ensures you get the results you desired.
A lot of procedures carry with them inherent risk and dangers so it’s important to understand and recognise when you are the victim of negligence as opposed to an unfortunate victim of circumstance. But as suggested above, you can also claim where the risks and side effects have not been properly explained to you.
What can be classed as a cosmetic surgery error?
Perhaps it’s best to give you some bullet points in line with the advice above so you can try and better understand whether you are a victim of a cosmetic surgery error:
- Surgical or procedures errors and mistakes – such as too much or too little tissue taken away
- Poor aftercare that has led to an overall unsuccessful or bad result
- Not being properly advised of the pros and cons to allow you to make a sensible and informed decision about having the work done – you must be able to easily weigh up what’s best for you with expert advice that helps you to do this
- Not being properly advised about the nature and / or severity of the risks you may be subjected to in having the procedure – some risks can be life altering so it’s important that this is properly conveyed to you
If you are not sure then give us a call on 0800 634 7575 for advice about whether you have been the victim of a cosmetic surgery error.
What should I do?
Cosmetic surgery negligence is a complex area of law and you need a firm of specialist injury lawyers with particular expertise in representing victims of cosmetic surgery errors like you. This is where come in.
Over our many years of helping people we have successfully obtained compensation for thousands of negligence victims and we have been prominent in the PIP breast implant scandal which remains perhaps the biggest cosmetic surgery industry scandal to date; affecting tens of thousands of women worldwide.
Contact us on 0800 634 7575 or fill in a contact form and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
