If a doctor writes on their website that they've never lost a patient or had an anesthesia complication can I trust them?

All doctors have a lawsuit at one time or another. You don’t know why the anesthesiologist was named in a suit or if was even with this plastic surgeon. Deaths from cosmetic surgery are so rare that when the occur you usually hear about it in tv or read or in the papers. It sounds like reading too much into the incident with the anesthesiologist. You can ask your surgeon for an explanation if you like. The suit could be something minor, not a death, or you could ask to use another anesthesiologist.

Hi and welcome to our forum!We used to say "if you haven't had a complication (with a certain procedure), you haven't done enough of them!".Everyone has complications. Every plastic surgeon screens his / her patients for the presence of disease with a thorough history and physical examination as well as performing preoperative blood tests (EKGs and radiographic studies if indicated).  In spite of this, totally unexpected complications occasionally occur. 31 years without a problem is quite a long time...Malpractice suits don't necessarily reflect any less than competent activity by a physician. They usually arises from dissatisfaction with a result or a complication. Risks of cosmetic surgery are extremely small. If you don't nightmares about driving your car (which is less safe), you should not be concerned with the surgical risk!If you feel ill at ease after your consultation, seek a second opinion.Best wishes...