Is there any kind of protection against failed plastic surgery?
Question by Switch it up: Is there any kind of protection against failed plastic surgery?
I was wondering if there is any kind of legal protection agasint failed plastic surgery. It seems they all make you sign a contract, but most of those are worded in such a way that you can’t understnad them.
How do I go about protecting myself?
Wow, thank you for the totally useless answers. They help me so much!
Seriously can someone actually answer my question? I would be grateful into the first person who answers it without changing the subject.
Best answer:
Answer by sassy
i would never even do it, too many problems can occur
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September 3rd, 2010 at 10:12 am
how do you protect yourself?
don’t get surgery at all.
god created us to look a certain way for a reason.
i think the real question should be why you won’t accept yourself.
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:16 am
http://www.plasticsurgerypractice.com/issues/articles/2006-04_16.asp
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:35 am
You can’t protect yourself.. If something happens it happens.
Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to do another surgery to clean out the faults that happened by the last.. But protection isn’t possible, sorry .
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September 3rd, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Have the discussion with the doctor. Most doctors are willing to try to correct things if they do not come out the way they were planned.
I doubt you would find a doctor willing to do surgery without a contract as they are protecting themselves against malpractice lawsuits.
Plastic surgery is elective and if you choose to have it, you are willing to accept the outcome.
September 3rd, 2010 at 12:40 pm
The only way you could protect yourself is after the fact. If the surgery does not turn out the way you want it to…you are basically screwed because you would have had to sign the release to allow the doc to make the requested changes. The only protection you could therefore even possibly get after wards would be if you could prove that the doc was negligent in the surgery. Most courts would not award anything on this being it was a matter of choice on your part.
September 3rd, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Basically, all the paperwork you sign if for purposes of informed consent–acknowledging that you understand that there are risks involved and that the results are not guaranteed.
You are still protected against malpractice. If the surgeon performs the surgery in a manner inconsistent with the proper medical standard of care, you can sue for malpractice. You can’t, however, sue because your nose didn’t turn out the way you had hoped or because you experience severe scarring if the doctor had no reason to know that you would experience severe scarring.
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:10 pm
As with any other type of surgery, there is always a chance of problems. About the only protection you have from plastic surgery (or any other type) is if the doctor was negligent in the surgery, and did something very wrong (like leave a sponge or clamp inside you). Then you would have a good case. But not for much of anything else.
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:40 pm
The contract that you sign before going under surgery, protects the doctors from being sued after the surgery by their patients. It is necessary, otherwise many doctors would not be able to continue performing surgery. In order to fully understand the contract you are signing, meet with a lawyer.
The only way to protect yourself is to look into the type of surgeon you are hiring to perform surgery on you. Ask former patients how they liked their results and also ask the surgeon for references and to see his/her license to practice medicine.
I hope this helped you out.
September 3rd, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Your question is not very clear, so perhaps if you clarify it people can help more.
That said, the first way to protect yourself is to find an excellent and experienced surgeon. Interview him. Find out how often he does the kind of procedure you’re looking into. What kinds of problems has he experienced in doing the surgery. Make sure you understand the risks of the surgery as there are always risks, even from the most skilled surgeons in the world.
The second way to protect yourself is to make sure you understand what he’ll be doing. If you don’t understand it, don’t have the surgery.
The question, though, seems to focus on the contract. The answer to that is easy, if you don’t understand it, you should do two things: first, ask the doc to explain it to you. Second, take the contract and discuss it with a lawyer. It is a contract after all for a service you’re spending a lot of money on. If you don’t understand it, you need to understand it.
Finally, understand that failed surgeries happen. There is no way in the world to guaranty that your surgery will give you the outcome that you want. There is also no way to guaranty that it won’t look bad. There is finally no way to guaranty against the risks associated with all surgery such as infection, bad reactions to anesthesia, and death. You take those risks by having surgery.
After the fact, if the surgeon committed malpractice, you may be able to sue, but the contract might limit that right. Even if you can sue, you can only get money, and money may not make up for the bad results you might get.