Plastic Surgery Patient Red Flags

11/06/23 • 41 min

In this episode claims manager Summer Heil discusses a case where a plastic surgery patient is unhappy with her surgical outcome despite only receiving the first surgery in a multi-surgery procedure. Summer outlines red flags that the patient exhibited prior to surgery which the surgeon may have utilized to determine that the patient wasn't a fit for their practice. Aspects of the highly subjective nature of cosmetic surgery outcomes are also discussed.

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