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Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed by Virginia Plastic Surgery Patient
Posted on Feb 06, 2011
Plastic surgery is very often considered cosmetic. Many think that this releases the surgeon from some liability, as the patient elected to get the cosmetic surgery. However, plastic surgery patients in Virginia and across the nation have the same rights to sue for medical malpractice as any other wronged patient.
An example of a plastic surgery patient suing for surgical mistakes involves a Carrollton, Virginia woman. While stationed near Las Vegas in 2009 with her husband, an Air Force officer, the woman, Gwen Haden, underwent breast augmentation surgery. The surgery was performed at the Mike O'Callahan Federal Hospital in Nevada and though there were no illnesses or injuries associated with the surgery, it was soon discovered that the implants Haden had received were too small. Though she had ordered 300cc implants she was given 250cc implants that had been overfilled to 270cc's.
Haden is now suing the U.S. government, as the surgery took place in a VA hospital. She is seeking $150,000 in damages. These damages, if won, would pay for reoperation costs, attorney fees and pain and suffering.
The Virginia medical malpractice attorneys at Tavss Fletcher know all too well that cosmetic surgery has the potential to harm just as much as medically necessary procedures. If you have been the victim of a medical mistake please contact an experienced med mal lawyer for your free consultation.
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