Cosmetic Surgery – Is The Price Of Vanity and Beauty Worth The Risk Of Serious Injury Or Death?
Cosmetic surgery often presents risks that the normal consumer or patient is unaware of. In a world where beauty is overly emphasized, cosmetic surgery is far too often the answer many unaware consumers seek to resolve a problem that might not exist in the first place. Cosmetic surgery is normally marketed as a safe procedure, but if done incorrectly the consequences can be dire. All surgeries have hidden risks. The Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers at the Philadelphia law firm of Reiff and Bily have been researching and handling botched cosmetic surgery claims since 1979.
Cosmetic surgery has become more common over recent years as a quick panacea for self-improvement. Statistics show that there were nearly 11.7 million surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2007, as reported by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Surgical procedures accounted for nearly 18% of the total procedures with non-surgical procedures making up 82% of the total. Surgical procedures include liposuction, breast augmentation or reduction, eyelid surgery, and abdominoplasty (tummy-tuck). Non-surgical procedures include BOTOX, hyaluronic acid, and laser hair removal. For more surgical statistics please see.
