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People choose plastic and cosmetic surgery to improve how they look or for health reasons. The last thing they expect is to end up worse off than before. We have handled malpractice cases involving botched breast surgery, facial surgery, liposuction and other cosmetic procedures.
Questions to Ask After a Bad Result
- Was the doctor qualified to perform this procedure?
- Were you told about the risks, complications and alternatives?
- Did the doctor perform more surgery than you agreed to?
- Are you suffering complications, scarring or disfigurement?
- Was it simply a disappointing result, or was it caused by negligence?
Cases We Review
- Botched breast augmentations, lifts and reductions
- Liposuction and tummy tuck injuries
- Rhinoplasty (nose surgery) errors
- Facelift and eyelid surgery errors
- Facial disfigurement and excessive scarring
- Injuries at med spas and cosmetic clinics
Was Your Doctor Even Qualified?
A trend we have seen for years is doctors with little or no plastic surgery training performing cosmetic procedures. In Pennsylvania, a licensed physician does not have to be a board-certified plastic surgeon to perform breast augmentations, liposuction, tummy tucks, nose jobs, facelifts or eyelid surgery.
Be careful with the title “cosmetic surgeon.” It is not the same as a board-certified plastic surgeon, who has completed years of specialized surgical residency training. Some doctors rely on short weekend courses and certificates of attendance. A weekend seminar does not qualify anyone to perform surgery, and it increases the risk of complications, infection, bleeding, permanent scarring and even death.
Before surgery, you can check a doctor’s board certification at CertificationMatters.org (for osteopathic physicians, CertifiedDO.org) and his or her Pennsylvania license through the state’s PALS license lookup.
Pennsylvania Rules You Should Know
- Two-year deadline. A malpractice suit generally must be filed within two years of when the patient knew, or reasonably should have known, of the injury and its cause. Special rules can apply to children and to deaths. Do not wait to get advice.
- Certificate of Merit. Your lawyer must certify that a qualified medical professional reviewed the case and found the care likely fell below accepted standards and caused the harm. It is filed with the complaint or within 60 days after.
- Expert testimony is required. The expert generally must practice in the same or a substantially similar specialty as the provider being sued.
- No cap on compensatory damages. Pennsylvania does not limit what a jury can award for medical expenses, lost earnings, and pain and suffering.
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Talk to a Malpractice Lawyer
Every case starts with a conversation with a lawyer, not an intake clerk. If the facts and injuries support a closer look, we have the medical records reviewed by an appropriate physician before you commit to anything. Our medical malpractice cases are handled by Noah Fardo and Bill Rogel.
Call 412-802-6666 or email Managing Partner Noah Fardo at npf@pghfirm.com. Prefer to text? Use 412-855-5511. More answers: Medical Malpractice FAQ.
There is no fee unless we obtain a monetary recovery. We advance the case costs and are reimbursed from the client’s share only if we are successful. General information only, not legal advice. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.











