Should a Patient with Botched Surgical Results, Be Required to Pay for a Revision Surgeon?

should a patient with botched plastic eye and brow lift be required to repay the surgeon for a revision?

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Should a Patient with Botched Surgical Results Be Required to Pay for a Revision Surgeon?

This is a great question and one that should be answered BEFORE taking a patient to the operating room for the first time. Each surgeon develops his or her policy regarding surgical revisions, and this should be communicated to patients at the very beginning. Plastic surgeons crave approval - we love to have happy patients. However, no one bats 1.000, and occasionally we end up with someone who isn't satisfied after their procedure. My policy is this: if the result... more

Who pays for a "blotched" surgical procedure revision

Each individual plastic surgeon has his/her protocol in their office. Common protocols include not charging for a second procedure. Many offices and plastic surgeons require a facility fee. Less often full price is charged. When it comes to the need for a revision procedure, which is a little bit different than “botched surgery”, repeat procedures are common. A certain percentage of patients who have a rhinoplasty or facelift surgery for instance,... more

Costs in plastic surgery revisions

First of all, is the result really "botched" or just not perfect or just not meeting your expectations? All of these play into potential fees for revisions and each surgeon has their own policy on this and there are no industry standards. Secondly, if you truly believe the surgeon botched the result, why would you let them have another try? Thirdly, if you go to a new surgeon, all fees will be new and the first surgeon won't be paying the second surgeon to do... more

Should a Patient with Botched Surgical Results, Be Required to Pay for a Revision Surgeon?

I hate the word "botched". if you are unhappy and your surgeon does not agree with you, get a second opinion. if the second surgeon feels a revision is in order then either pay him/her or return to the original surgeon and ask him/her to do the procedure or pay for revision if its something he/she does not do. If he feels the result is potentially a malpractice lawsuit, he will gladly pay for the revision. if he thinks the result is subpar but not meeting the standard of... more

Who pays for revision surgery?

The most important thing to remember is to get the answer to that question prior to surgery. In general, if there is an issue, it is best to discuss that with your surgeon as soon as you become aware of it. Most surgeons want you to have the best result and they want you to be happy with your outcome. To that end, I will revise my owncosmetic patients in the first year usually without charging a professional fee. Facility costs and anesthesia costs are paid by... more

Who pays for revision eyelid or browlift surgery?

There are no standards in regards to who is responsible for the surgical cost of revision surgery. Some surgeons perform revisions for free while others charge the patient. You should raise your concerns with your surgeon in an open and non-confrontational manner. I am sure that your surgeon, as most plastic surgeons, would want to have a happy patient, and want to minimize the cost aspect of revision surgery as long as you you have legitimate issues with the outcome.

Paying for plastic surgery revisions

Most surgeons cover their own fees and ask patients to pay actual costs, such as operating room expenses, in the case of revisions. However every surgeon has their own policy, and these policies are usually in writing. The question is was the surgery "botched" and actually performed below the standard of care? Or were the patient's expectations simply not met? Was there an asymmetry in the eyes or brows that prevented the surgical result from appearing... more

In the ideal world, probably not.

For better or worse, a great deal of cosmetic surgery is subjective. For this reason, it is impossible to offer a money back guarantee or any type of guarantee for that matter. What you consider a botch, may in fact be a standard surgical result that simply does not meet your expectation. You may have a benefit but wish to have more of a result. You may have a complication that is expected and discussed in your surgical consent. An adverse outcome does not mean... more