Book Review: Risk, Liability and Malpractice: What Every Plastic Surgeon Needs to Know

Abstract

Phil Haeck, Mark Gorney. Risk, Liability and Malpractice: What Every Plastic Surgeon Needs to Know. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2011. ISBN-10: 1437727018 Risk management books are always a tough sell. Who wants to hear about all the bad things that can happen in a medical practice, especially when the content of the book usually involves a list of “don’ts”? Furthermore, many of these risk books are general, rather than being specific to plastic surgery, and some of the comments and suggestions in them actually do not apply to the practice of cosmetic surgery. They can be a difficult read, filled with legalese. With Risk, Liability and Malpractice: What Every Plastic Surgeon Needs to Know , by Phil Haeck and Mark Gorney, we finally have a book for all to read. The content is based on actual claims and a history of conflicts, not just a theoretical assessment of issues. The Doctor’s Company, which is the largest liability carrier insuring plastic surgeons and of which Dr. Gorney …