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40건 · 최신순- Recognition and management of the patient unsuitable for aesthetic surgery.
- The personality factor in medical liability.
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Mirror, mirror on the wall: the interface between illusion and reality in aesthetic surgery.
Many patients present to the cosmetic surgeon requesting a procedure, but not all are suitable, for various reasons. There are some fairly prevalent subtypes to watch for, both for the interests of the surgeon and patient. Guidelines for pa…
- The dilemma of the expert witness.
- Of vindication and rationality.
- Quo vadis plastikos?
- Augmentation mastopexy.
- Plastic surgery as a weapon of foreign policy.
- History regurgitated.
- Plastic surgery as "show biz".
- Truth and consequences: their truth, our consequences.
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Claims prevention for the aesthetic surgeon: preparing for the less-than-perfect outcome.
Many surgeons will find themselves faced with a claim of malpractice. At times this may be due to a less-than-perfect outcome. Well over half of such claims are preventable, as most are based on failures of communication and/or patient sele…
- Cosmetic surgery in males.
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Preventing litigation in breast augmentation.
To obtain patient satisfaction and thus avoid exposure to liability claims in breast augmentation, the plastic surgeon must take pains to exert not only his or her surgical competence but also his or her medicolegal awareness. The recent br…
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Ten years' experience in aesthetic surgery malpractice claims.
Breast surgery is a loss leader among aesthetic surgery claims, especially the "skin only" periareolar approach mastopexy technique with implant placement. Rhinoseptoplasty, described here as the aesthetic procedure with the widest gap betw…
- Gluttony at the bar: suing for fun and profit.
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The wheel of misfortune. Genesis of malpractice claims.
Unlike other surgical specialists, plastic surgeons attending patients who seek aesthetic improvement are not trying to make sick patients well, but rather well patients better. This not only places a much heavier burden of responsibility o…
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Patient selection criteria.
Most malpractice claims are based on failures of communication and patient selection criteria, not on technical faults. This article examines the psychological aspects of plastic surgery and then discusses the role of effective communicatio…
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The genesis of plastic surgeon claims. A review of recurring problems.
The authors examine several cases in which malpractice claims are the result of either poor documentation, lack of preoperative photographs, inadequate informed consent, or poor patient-selection criteria. In each case, they discuss what er…
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Plastic surgery pitfalls.
As a founding member of the physician-owned insurance carrier The Doctors' Company, the author has reviewed many plastic surgery policy claims. In this article, he presents an overview of the plastic surgery procedures that produce the most…
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Liability in suction-assisted lipoplasty: a different perspective.
In this article, the author discusses liability issues for suction-assisted lipoplasty (SAL) and ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty (UAL) that every plastic surgeon should consider. The article reviews factors affecting SAL insurance, discusses…
- American Plastic Surgery and the World.
- AIDS, wound healing, and the surgeon's well-being.
- Choosing patients for aesthetic surgery.
- Who is responsible?
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Rehabilitation for the post-cleft nasolabial stigma.
The post-cleft central facial stigma is a psychologically crippling deformity that challenges the reconstructive surgeon's imagination. Rewarding improvements can be achieved through a combination of an "elephant trunk" open approach and re…
- Preoperative computerized video imaging.
- Office staff responsibilities in the prevention of plastic surgery malpractice suits: a practical guide.
- Presidential address. Mirror, mirror on the wall.
- Are we restraining competition or human misery?