title: Some legal thoughts on the unhappy patient.
abstract: Not all patients are happy with their results. When things become adversarial, facial plastic surgeons need a sound strategy in order to deal with the potential cascading legal events that may ensue. The attorney author of this article offers step-by-step advice for handling complaints brought by patients unhappy with surgical outcome. Also presented are discussions of avoidance of lawsuits and physician preparation for inquiry from state medical boards.
authors: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Promenade II, Suite 3100, 1230 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA. trhodes@sgrlaw.com
authors: Thomas W
authors: TW
authors: Rhodes
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*