Cosmetic Surgery Claims

If you have been injured or left suffering physical pain or emotional trauma following substandard cosmetic surgery, it can have a significant negative impact on your life, as well as potentially leaving you with substantial costs to put the damage right.

If you believe the treatment or general care you received with cosmetic surgery was negligent, you may be able to claim compensation. This can help to cover any out-of-pocket costs arising from errors made with your cosmetic surgery, pay for corrective surgery, if appropriate, as well as compensating you for your pain and suffering.

Wolferstans’ medical negligence solicitors have particular experience with cosmetic surgery negligence claims, having helped many clients to secure substantial compensation payments over the years.

With our invaluable legal expertise and strong skills in non-confrontational dispute resolution, we can typically achieve a positive outcome for your claim quickly and cost-effectively without the need for you to attend a court hearing.

Crucially, our experience means we can value your claim much more accurately than many less experienced firms, meaning we can help you to avoid the risk of settling for less than you may have been entitled to.

We offer a free initial no obligation consultation during which we will be able to tell you if you have a claim worth investigating further.

To arrange your consultation please contact the new client team on 01752 292204.

Our cosmetic surgery negligence claims service

We support clients in making cosmetic surgery negligence claims throughout England and Wales, including those related to:

• Failure to provide sufficient information about the risks involved in cosmetic surgery
• Substandard cosmetic surgery treatments
• Use of defective products
• Failure to provide appropriate aftercare
• Post-surgical infections

How cosmetic surgery compensation claims work

Our clinical negligence lawyers have the experience and skills to make guiding you through the process of pursuing a cosmetic surgery claim as simple and straightforward as possible.

A typical cosmetic surgery negligence claim will involve:

• Building your case e.g. applying for medical records, collecting witness evidence and consulting independent medical experts.
• Contacting the relevant healthcare provider with the details of your claim.
• Ensuring the defendant responds to your claim in a timely fashion.
• Assessing the defendant’s response and advising you of your options.
• Negotiating with the defendant and/or using alternative dispute resolution (ADR), such as mediation or independent evaluation, to secure a suitable settlement.
• Submitting your claim to the relevant court and representing you at a court hearing where required to resolve the matter.

Find out more about the process of making a clinical negligence claim.

Funding a cosmetic surgery claim

Many of our clients choose to work with us using a ‘conditional fee agreement’ as this allows them to avoid paying anything towards their legal fees or expenses when starting a claim.

This kind of ‘no win, no fee’ cosmetic surgery claim means that you only need to make a contribution towards our legal fees if your claim succeeds, with the amount you pay being based on a percentage of the compensation secured. This gives you complete transparency over the costs involved and means you will always keep the majority of your compensation.

Another option for funding a cosmetic surgery negligence claim is legal expenses insurance. This is frequently offered as an optional extra with home insurance, as well as some bank accounts and credit cards, meaning it may be a better solution for those with this type of cover, depending on the circumstances.

Whatever your situation, we want to assure you that, as long as we believe you have a claim with a realistic prospect of success, we will help you find a way to fund it that works for you.

To discuss your options for covering the cost of a cosmetic surgery negligence claim, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Find out more about funding a medical negligence claim.

Our expertise in cosmetic surgery claims

We have a proven track record of success with cosmetic surgery claims, including securing substantial amounts of compensation for our clients over the years. Our medical negligence solicitors know exactly what is needed to secure a fair result, so can ensure no detail is missed when helping you to pursue your claim.

Wolferstans is accredited by the Law Society for Clinical Negligence, recognising our particular expertise in this area. We are also Lexcel accredited by the Law Society for excellence in legal practice management and client care.

Various members of our medical negligence team are also on the Law Society and AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) Specialist Clinical Negligence Panels and have been accredited by APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) as Clinical Negligence Specialists and Brain Injury Specialists.