Our client was 123 kilograms when she was advised to undergo gastric band surgery.

The defendant doctor – a general surgeon – was dismissive of the potential risks pre-surgery.

Our client developed a significant infection around the surgical site post-operatively. The defendant doctor treated the infection which did not abate and our client experienced significant pain.

A few months after surgery, the cause of the pain and infection was discovered – a haematoma (localised bleeding outside the blood vessels).

Our client requested to be transferred to another surgeon who operated at a different hospital. That new surgeon performed a number of corrective procedures and ultimately found a foreign object left in situ during the original surgery.

The original gastric band had also partially eroded leading to the development of sepsis – a  potentially life-threatening condition – which resulted in our client needing to remain in hospital for a 3 month period.

Our client had to undergo a number of surgical procedures and each time suffered from debilitating immune responses following the general anaesthesia.

She developed significant depression and became dependent on family members.

Astonishingly, the defendant surgeon claimed during the case that it was his view that our client had benefitted from the procedure!

We were able to achieve a positive outcome for our client and in doing so, held the defendant surgeon to account for his negligence.

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