Risk, Liability And Malpractice

by Phil Haeck

“Risk, Liability and Malpractice: What Every Plastic Surgeon Need To Know” is your indispensable guide to maintaining a reputable, safe, successful plastic surgery practice. Authors Phil Haeck, MD and Mark Gorney, MD, two of the best-known and most trusted authorities on this subject, discuss every issue you need to consider, from which procedures carry the highest risk through claims arising from Medi-Spas and unique aspects of providing aesthetic surgery for male patients. Written in a concise and easy-to-read style, this is the book you need to make wise clinical and practice decisions, manage your patients’ expectations, avoid complications, and deliver satisfying results.

• Effectively navigate your toughest legal issues! Must-read chapters include “The Most Risky Procedures in Plastic Surgery,” “Claims Arising From Medi-Spas,” and “The Unique Aspects of The Male Patient and Aesthetic Surgery.”
• Get advice you can trust! Phil Haeck, MD has been writing Plastic Surgery News’s “On Legal Grounds” column for more than five years and is the 2011/2012 president of ASPS. Mark Gorney, MD, a former ASPS president,is a founding member of The Doctors Company, now the country’s largest malpractice insurance carrier, and has taught the basics in risk management to thousands of his colleagues.
• Read it quickly and put it to work in your practice! A concise, practical approach with minimal legal jargon presents the guidance you need in a way that is easy to understand and apply.

A vital reference on avoiding risks in malpractice for any leading plastic surgeon who wants to maintain a reputable, safe, successful plastic surgery practice.

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