Is breast surgery dangerous?

Is breast surgery dangerous? As the cosmetic surgery industry continues to grow in popularity, it’s a common question that’s asked.

We’re not doctors or surgeons ourselves, so we can only talk about the dangers we see as lawyers. We’ve helped a lot of people claim compensation for breast surgery claims. In fact, we’ve recovered over £1.3m so far in claims for breast surgery cases alone.

We know the dangers in terms of a legal action for compensation. If you have been the victim of negligent breast surgery, that’s where we can step in.

Is breast surgery dangerous, and what can you do?

The question “is breast surgery dangerous” isn’t often fully considered by some when they go under the knife. Given how popular this kind of surgery is, people often assume they’re safe.

But, that’s not always the case.

We know that the industry itself could do with better regulation. Take the PIP breast implant scandal for instance. Many of the clinics were not insured to deal with the claims, and many fell into liquidation. Some went into liquidation off the back of the legal action against them.

This resulted in thousands of people being unable to claim the compensation they deserved. Most of the legal actions have wrapped up now, but we’re still fighting hard for clients here in the UK and in France in the remaining litigations.

If you have been the victim of negligent breast surgery, you could make a claim for compensation. Whether it comes down to poor technique or a lack of care and advice, you do have rights to compensation. But you do have to prove negligence and claiming can be hard for those who travel abroad for surgery.

Is breast surgery dangerous anyway?

Breast surgery can be dangerous anyway. Any form of invasive surgery can leave a patient open to a number of risks. They can include infections, blood clots and failed surgeries meaning poor outcomes and the need for revision procedures, to name a few examples.

Patients should be fully advised about the benefits and risks of breast surgery. Patients should be able to make an informed decision with full knowledge of what could go wrong. Where that doesn’t happen, a patient could have a claim as well off the back of the negligent advice.