Legal disputes involving plastic surgeries in Brazil: Main causes of patients 'complaints, trial outcomes, and influence of the expert report on the results of appellate courts

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2020 Jun;73(6):1174-1205. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.01.035. Epub 2020 Feb 4.

Authors

Jorge Antônio de Menezes¹, Heitor Francisco Carvalho Gomes², Ricardo Augusto Couto Martins³, Lydia Masako Ferreira⁴

Affiliations

¹ Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: jorgea.menezes@uol.com.br.
² Plastic Surgery Division, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: heitorgomesmd@uol.com.br.
³ Center for Training in Plastic Surgery, Mater Dei Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
⁴ Plastic Surgery Division, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 32089446
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.01.035

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Brazil
Expert Testimony / legislation & jurisprudence*
Humans
Malpractice / legislation & jurisprudence*
Malpractice / statistics & numerical data
Patient Satisfaction / legislation & jurisprudence
Plastic Surgery Procedures / adverse effects
Plastic Surgery Procedures / legislation & jurisprudence*
Treatment Outcome