Medical Malpractice
in Fort Lauderdale – Cosmetic Surgery on the Cheap
Cosmetic surgery is becoming a more frequent cause of Ft. Lauderdale medical malpractice lawsuits thanks to changes in how medical professionals have decided to deliver the service. Generally cosmetic surgery is elective. That is to say the surgery is not required for health reasons but rather to satisfy the patient's desire to look better. Just because it is elective however, does not relieve the health provider from providing “that level of care, skill, and treatment which, in light of all relevant surrounding circumstances, is recognized as acceptable and appropriate by reasonably prudent similar health care providers.”
Cosmetic surgery is becoming a more frequent cause of Ft. Lauderdale medical malpractice lawsuits thanks to changes in how medical professionals have decided to deliver the service. Generally cosmetic surgery is elective. That is to say the surgery is not required for health reasons but rather to satisfy the patient's desire to look better. Just because it is elective however, does not relieve the health provider from providing “that level of care, skill, and treatment which, in light of all relevant surrounding circumstances, is recognized as acceptable and appropriate by reasonably prudent similar health care providers.”
In other
words, just because it's a nose job and not a bypass a doctor still has to
follow the “prevailing professional standard of care.”
Dangerous Shortcuts You Need to Avoid
You
trust your doctor and assume he believes in the "do no harm" portion
of his oath. So when he suggests that a procedure that requires general
anesthesia be done in his office rather than in a hospital you assume it is
safe to do so.
Often
times it is not.
Cosmetic
surgery has become a very competitive field of medicine. Unfortunately, some
physicians are more focused on reducing costs that providing adequate care. For
example:
General anesthesia always comes with risks. Putting a
patient under in a doctor's office may save the cost a hospital would charge
but if something goes wrong it will be a hospital that is best equipped to
handle the issue.
If you
find yourself as a victim from this cost cutting you have a right to sue the
health care provider for malpractice. In Florida it is a complicated process
and you will most definitely want a law firm with extensive experience in the
field and a demonstrated
success.
In Ft.
Lauderdale Martin, Lister & Alvarez is
a leading malpractice law office. Please feel free to submit your case for
review and we will give you our opinion on what your next move should be. Read
more. 