Preventing litigation in breast augmentation

Breast surgery generates more malpractice claims than any other area of pla stic surgery according to most medical malpractice insurance carriers. The author emphasizes that half of all malpractice claims related to augmentati on mammaplasty could have been avoided by applying common sense guidelines in patient selection criteria and following elementary rules in doctor-pati ent communication and informed consent procedures, and presents essential, critical guidelines for surgeons who perform breast augmentation.