title: The increasing growth of plastic surgery lawsuits in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Postgraduation Program, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Napoleão de Barros 715, Vila Clementino, São Paulo, Brazil. vilanovadasilva@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Dione Batista Vila-Nova
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Fábio Xerfan
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Nahas
authors.forename: Rodolpho Alberto
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bussolaro
authors.forename: Maria José Azevedo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: de Brito
authors.forename: Lydia Masako
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*