Breast Surgery — United States

Breast surgery United States expert witnesses (primarily plastic surgeons, general surgeons and surgical oncologists) provide opinions on diagnoses and surgical procedures, most commonly in malpractice lawsuits involving alleged errors in surgical treatments, infections, cosmetic injuries, emotional traumas, foreign bodies and nosocomial infections.

These medical specialists may have specific expertise in matters involving breast reduction, breast augmentation and breast reconstruction surgeries. They may opine on the selection of procedures or therapies, techniques, and known complications, especially in comorbidities such as smoking and obesity<./p>

These breast surgery experts may also testify in matters of alleged misdiagnoses, surgical negligence, standards of care in ambulatory (outpatient) surgeries and procedures, communications with patients and their families and the management of patient expectations.