by Gavin Moat | Mar 24, 2015 | Accident Claims, Claims, Cosmetic Surgery |
L’Oreal skincare brand La Roche-Posay has launched a new Skinchecker campaign to raise awareness of skin cancer globally. Having already launched in Australia and Latin America in January, the campaign is now being launched in Europe and the company believes that it...
by Fiona Tinsley | Feb 19, 2015 | Claims, Cosmetic Surgery, News |
Mercury Legal is backing a new campaign launched by The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) today (19th February), encouraging people to think carefully before opting for cosmetic surgery. The ‘Think Over Before You Make...
by Chris Woods | Jan 23, 2015 | Claims, Cosmetic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery Claims, News |
Mercury Legal is supporting a call from The Royal College of Surgeons that a new system be introduced to prevent surgeons from performing cosmetic surgery procedures outside their speciality. The body, which said current rules are “a big problem” for patients,...
by Gavin Moat | Dec 11, 2014 | Cosmetic Surgery |
A top plastic surgeon has succeeded in fending off a £50,000 damages claim brought by a disgruntled patient who bitterly complained that a ‘tummy tuck’ operation had left her with a scar which was visible above her bikini line. The woman had already been fitted with...
by Mercury Legal Online | Jan 9, 2014 | Cosmetic Surgery, News |
Cosmetic surgery documentary Botched Up Bodies returns to Channel 5 tonight. The fascinating programme, which began its second series run in August 2013, will tonight look at the cases of three more people who underwent cosmetic surgery in the hope of transforming...
by Mercury Legal Online | Nov 13, 2013 | Cosmetic Surgery, Medical Negligence, News |
This week an investigation from Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, called ‘Can you trust your surgeon?’, investigated the alleged negligent conduct of a breast cancer surgeon – Ian Paterson. The programme, broadcast on Monday 11th November looked into the...