Have You Fallen Victim To Dental Negligence?
Posted in Medical Negligence on 28th Apr 2020
Dental negligence is the term used when an avoidable injury is sustained as a result of poor care from a dental practitioner or hygienist.
This type of negligence can occur in many different ways including the delay in treating a condition, such as gum disease, which may have led to the loss of teeth or the requirement to undergo constructive dental surgery such as bridges and implants.
Perhaps there was negligent performance of the treatment, resulting in infection, damage to another tooth, or even a retained instrument.
Elective dental surgery...
Tummy Tuck Surgery Negligence: An Introduction
Posted in Medical Negligence on 17th Apr 2020
An abdominoplasty procedure, otherwise known as a ‘tummy tuck’, is generally performed to remove excess skin around the abdominal area. It often follows weight loss, pregnancy or liposuction.
The latest figures from BAAPS (British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) show that the demand for this surgery increased 6% for women and 18% for men in 2018.
It is a procedure that is in demand and as such, it is even more important that the surgeons who undertake these are qualified and competent to do so.
If you decide to have a cosmetic procedure,...
Cosmetic Surgery Negligence
Posted in Medical Negligence on 7th Apr 2020
When you make the decision to undergo Cosmetic Surgery, you have not made this lightly. You will have researched in great detail about the procedure, the Hospital and surgeon who you have chosen to provide the treatment.
If this treatment is undertaken poorly, you are understandably upset, not just at the outcome, but also the feeling that the funds that went into it have been wasted.
On 20th May 2019, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons released its annual audit, highlighting a modest increase in procedures and the common types...
