If your plastic surgeon makes errors, is he responsible to fix them?

Dear Sironen, An error and common complications are two different things and depends on the circumstances for some surgeons and the procedure. For instance breast augmentation is more prone to possible revision as the procedure may be perfect however the patients body may not react well to an implant or foreign body and may form scar tissue or encapsulation that may need revising. This is a possible complication and discussed prior to surgery. Most common in this situation is the patient pays for the anesthesia and a small operating room cost for the revision and the surgeons fee is comped. Any type of hematoma or other complication after surgery requiring a quick return to the operating room is typically at the surgeons expense. Many surgeons are happy to revise a procedure at no cost and guarantee their work this really depends on the agreement made prior to surgery. I hope this is helpful to you. Best regards, Michael V. Elam, M.D.