Case report 27/03/2018 Deskilled disciplinary proceedings Preview Article Deskilled disciplinary proceedings Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr H was a senior consultant general and breast surgeon who worked in a district general hospital. He was recognised by his colleagues as an expert in breast surgery and an informal arrangement was put in place to transfer all patients with breast problems to Mr H. This arrangement was endorsed by the hospital clinical director but was not formally agreed... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Scotland Cosmetic Surgery Casebook
Articles and features 22/02/2018 Cosmetic injections and vaccinations: ask the expert Preview Article Cosmetic injections and vaccinations: ask the expert Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Rachel Birch, Medical Protection medicolegal adviser and Practice Matters editor-in-chief, answers some recent queries on cosmetic injections and vaccination errors. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Cosmetic Surgery Practice Matters
Case report 19/08/2014 An Achilles heel Preview Article An Achilles heel Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr J is a specialist plastic surgeon working in the private sector in the UK. He prides himself on giving patients a full and frank explanation of the likely outcome, potential complications and expected cosmetic appearance of surgery. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Managing clinical risk Cosmetic Surgery Record keeping
Factsheet 01/10/2013 HSC complaints procedure – Hospital setting Preview Article HSC complaints procedure – Hospital setting Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview Complaints in health and social care: standards and guidelines for resolution and learning (2009) aims to provide a simple, consistent approach for staff who handle complaints, and for patients who raise complaints across all health and social care services. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Endocrinology Oncology Urology Cardiology & Vascular Medicine Neurology & Neurosurgery Psychiatry
Case report 01/05/2011 Great expectations Preview Article Great expectations Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Miss B was a 20-year-old university student who had suffered marked breast asymmetry since puberty. As she got older the problem started to cause her real embarrassment in social relationships. She made an appointment to see Mr M, a local consultant plastic surgeon, and took her sister along for moral support. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Cosmetic Surgery
Case report 01/05/2010 Unrealistic expectations Preview Article Unrealistic expectations Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Twenty-year-old Miss D was referred to orthopaedic consultant Mr A for assessment of an old clavicle fracture. Two years previously, Miss D had sustained a clavicle fracture after falling off her bike. This injury was treated in a different hospital in a conservative way, using a collar and cuff sling. In the early follow-up period, she moved to her current address and she was lost to further review. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Orthopaedics Cosmetic Surgery Managing clinical risk Consent Successful Defence Record keeping
Case report 01/05/2009 A bad nose day Preview Article A bad nose day Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Cosmetic Surgery Medical Records Consent
Case report 05/01/2007 A nose for trouble Preview Article A nose for trouble Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Ms C, a 30-year-old hotel receptionist, went privately to see Mr T, a plastic surgeon to discuss surgery to change the appearance of her nose. She had been unhappy with its appearance for a number of years, and finally decided to have a rhinoplasty. Mr T explained the risks and benefits of the operation as well as the limitations of surgery. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Successful Defence Cosmetic Surgery
Case report 01/01/2007 Choosing trouble Preview Article Choosing trouble Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs J, a 42-year-old mother of two children aged 14 and 12, attended a private cosmetic surgery clinic for a consultation after seeing the clinic’s advertisement in the back pages of a lifestyle magazine. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Managing clinical risk Claims Cosmetic Surgery Decision Making
Case report 01/05/2006 Blepharoplasty complications Preview Article Blepharoplasty complications Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Managing clinical risk Negligence Cosmetic Surgery
Case report 01/02/2005 Tourniquet trouble Preview Article Tourniquet trouble Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr H, an orthopaedic specialist, was operating to remove metalwork from the leg of Miss P, a dancer in her twenties. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Cosmetic Surgery Compliance Competence Orthopaedics General Surgery
Case report 01/08/2003 The downside of luscious lips Preview Article The downside of luscious lips Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview In the early 1990s Ms H wanted plumper lips and consulted Mr M, a cosmetic surgeon, who recommended silicone and collagen injections. After having three collagen injections over three months, she complained that the effect was too short-lived. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Cosmetic Surgery Managing clinical risk Record keeping Negligence