Abdominoplasty, commonly referred to as a tummy tuck, is a cosmetic procedure in which excess skin and fat is removed to give the patient a more desirable and flatter stomach. This procedure is often sought after pregnancy or extreme weight loss and helps people regain confidence in showing their body whether that be on the beach or beneath their suit at work.
A tummy tuck involves a surgeon cutting above the pubic line and belly button and removing the skin and fat. The muscles are then stitched together and the belly button repositioned or completely replaced. Although quite a quick procedure, after care can be intense with stays of a couple of days in hospital been required.
If the procedure is performed well, the results can be fantastic and can make the patient feel an awful lot happier about their appearance. However, unfortunately if the surgery or part of the surgery is performed negligently, the results can be physically and emotionally scarring.
There are many injuries that can occur from negligent cosmetic surgery as of course every person may react differently, different surgeons may be negligent in different ways and so on, however some of the main injuries caused by this negligence are as follows:
- Nerve damage from careless incisions.
- Severe scarring- this is usually caused by the stitching of the wound been negligent.
- Poor repositioning or loss of the belly button
- Insufficient removal of excess tissue (creating a “bumpy” effect)
All these things can be caused by the procedure being carried out negligently, and all of them will unfortunately require a further operation to correct them. This of course will add further physical and emotional pain and can also result in further losses such as loss of earnings, travel and accommodation expenses and further care and assistance.
There is also the obvious cost of further surgery!
All these things we can look to recover by pursuing a medical claim for negligence against the surgeon or hospital where your procedure took place. We can (with your authority) access your medical records to gather the evidence needed and get the compensation you deserve.
We understand that when cosmetic surgery goes wrong it can be devastating because of the sheer nature of why a patient has undergone the invasive procedure initially. So if you want to discuss a potential tummy tuck claim- contact us today!
