Would you feel it reasonable to sue for cosmetic failures?

These fiftysomething tv presenters and super models do not resemble average fiftysomething women. Take away the rather awful specs and Lind just looks like an ordinary fifty something woman, with a rounded face rather than the high cheekbones and slim chin she previously had. I'm sure that there are many middle aged women who would be quite happy to look the way she does now.

Varian and Kandinsky LE doesn't look normal at all. At age 56 she should be looking a lot better than she does. Look at Fiona Bruce - 57, Susanna Reid - 50, Christy Turlington - 52, Christie Brinkly - 67 and Cindy Crawford - 55.

Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Lauren, both aged over 80 and Catherine Deneuve aged 77 all looked beautiful when they were in their 50s and 60s.

What is very sad is that she felt the need to have this treatment to help her keep her looks, rather than growing old beautifully.

I didn't explain my original thoughts very well; if this lady sues and fails - which is perhaps quite likely as the risks are surely to have been explained - she will have had to go through the attendant publicity, press photos, and a great deal of unwanted attention given that she is feeling reclusive, and for no helpful end result. It sounds like a hiding to nothing for someone who has suffered quite a lot, and has also endured attempts to correct the bad reaction. What will money give to an already rich woman, when the price is likely to involve every kind of attention that she doesn't want?

I did as much research as was possible for a lay person, before I had my reconstruction surgery, following breast cancer. I found a good surgeon, met one of his previous patients, saw her... 'work' he'd done. All great.

The operation was successful. Then I had healing problems. 11 weeks of open wounds. I almost had to have more surgery but finally, the wounds healed. My scars are bad. The result is nothing like I'd hoped.

BUT, I have two boobs. I KNOW my surgeon did the best he could. And he'd continue and do as many follow-up surgeries as I want. As it is, I don't want more. There is more to life.

OK, I'm not a model and my boobs were never linked to my occupation. But nothing is guaranteed and the way one person responds to surgery can differ to that of another.

I think it’s terribly sad that women like supermodels feel the need to look eternally young. I saw Naomi Campbell on tv the other day; she was still looking beautiful but I just kept wondering how much Botox she’d had to look that way. Then again, I have to admit to wondering if a bit of Botox would make me look better in my soon to be taken passport photo, so I guess I’m as guilty as anyone.

Doctors have a responsibility as well though. They should have been duty bound to say no to the likes of Pete Burns, it is criminal to do that to another person.

You cannot compare fitting kitchens to medical procedures on bodies. As mumofmadboys said:

Surgeons nowadays talk a lot about possible side effects and risk of complications as medicine has become so litigation orientated.

Everything is so carefully explained and the risks pointed out so that there is no doubt, it does leave one wondering whether or not the risks may be emphasised in order to to make sure the patient understands fully.
If the surgery/procedure is not necessary then the patient can always decide to say No.

I think that if you have paid for cosmetic surgery -which isn't cheap - you should be able to sue if it goes wrong. It would be down to the judge to decide exactly how wrong it had gone.

Well commenting on this thread gives the impression that you were making.comparisons Monica surely

Her definition of ‘disfigured’ is probably a normal looking mid-50’s woman to the rest of us.

Sorry, I have a friend

Blossoming

I googled this fat freezing procedure as I’ve never heard of it before. The risk is mentioned, but is very much downplayed and it is claimed that it can easily be put right by a follow up liposuction procedure. I can see why someone whose face is their fortune would go for it. I definitely wouldn’t

Yes, I read that too.

However, I gave a friend who had liposuction and developed an infection as a result.

I did not make any mention of this particular case. Just stated the requirementsunder the laws of contract.

Like many cases of everything from kitchen installation to plastic surgery. Responsibility may be needed to be argues in court.

If you pay someone to do a job, install a kitchen, put a hook on the wall, do plastic surgery on you. If the job is botched and not done properly then you seek compensation
who said it was botched though Monica People react differently to operations our dna skin organs are not the same so what works beautifully on one person may be a disaster in someone else That would have all been explained before any procedures.
So no she has no right to compensation .

I think it's just very sad that so many women feel the need to undergo these procedures in the first place.

She was extremely beautiful and her face was her fortune, now she just looks like a normal woman of her age - not disfigured, just normal.

For most of us that would hardly be a tragedy, but it probably will limit her future earnings. On the other hand she volunteered for the treatment so caveat emptor.

i don't know the details of the legal claim, but presumably it centre on informed consent, ie that she was not properly made aware of the risks.
her lawyers must think there s a case to answer.
sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

The procedure Linda Evangelista had is FDA approved and it is non-invasive.

I don't think she looks disfigured, but if that's her perception of herself it is very sad

I felt the same, she looks fine

I googled this fat freezing procedure as I’ve never heard of it before. The risk is mentioned, but is very much downplayed and it is claimed that it can easily be put right by a follow up liposuction procedure. I can see why someone whose face is their fortune would go for it. I definitely wouldn’t

Surgeons nowadays talk a lot about possible side effects and risk of complications as medicine has become so litigation orientated.

M0nica

If you pay someone to do a job, install a kitchen, put a hook on the wall, do plastic surgery on you. If the job is botched and not done properly then you seek compensation.

If it was botched, then yes she can sue for compensation. If it was a rare, but possible side effect and she was made aware of this, then I think it's probably not going to succeed.
Before chemotherapy to treat cancer I was warned that a side effect of the chemo was it could cause a new cancer further down the line. It was my choice to take that small risk, I'd not expect to sue if the worst happens.
I don't think she looks disfigured, but if that's her perception of herself it is very sad.

M0nica

If you pay someone to do a job, install a kitchen, put a hook on the wall, do plastic surgery on you. If the job is botched and not done properly then you seek compensation.

But plastic surgery will always come with risks. Any invasive treatment to the body will. Presumably....there shouldn’t be any risk with a new kitchen, and if something does go wrong, it’s not...hopefully...detrimental to life.

If the job is done properly but there is a danger of a rare side effect or complication this should be explained and accepted.

Most responsible doctors and medical professionals explain this very carefully before any procedure except perhaps in dire emergencies.

M0nica

If you pay someone to do a job, install a kitchen, put a hook on the wall, do plastic surgery on you. If the job is botched and not done properly then you seek compensation.

That makes sense to me !