There have been a catalog of complaints to the regulator the General Medical Council (GMC) over surgeons’ handling of boob jobs and ‘designer vagina’ operations
Cosmetic surgery complaints to the regulator include a woman who came round to find her breast had been made too big.
A catalogue of complaints include one woman who said her nipple had “vanished” and another who claimed the surgeon operated on the wrong side. Officials at the General Medical Council (GMC) revealed there were 59 official complaints about cosmetic surgeons in the last five years of which just three ended up being banned. A total of 20 of the cases related to women who were unhappy about their breast surgery, while there were four complaints relating to nose operations and three to so-called ‘designer vagina’ ops.
Among the complaints was one woman who said she was left with her breasts exposed during the consultation and when she tried to talk the surgeon grabbed her lips “in a vice” like grip and twisted them to stop her speaking.
Another woman claims she was humiliated by her surgeon who showed her “before” pictures of her naked breasts in an attempt to deter her from having her breast enhancement surgery reversed. She also claimed the surgeon inserted the wrong type of implants as she had specifically asked for smooth but the doctor had inserted textured implants.
One woman said she ended up “losing” a nipple in her breast operation as the surgeon took too much fat from her during the procedure which meant it disappeared. One woman said after her operation she realised the surgeon had put implants in her breasts that were larger than she had asked for, and his notes of the procedure were incomplete.
The GMC dossier of complaints also details people unhappy with the results of their facelift surgery, butt lifts and liposuction operations. The findings show there are risks to cosmetic surgery even when it is carried out by properly qualified medics. The Mirror’s Ban the Cosmetic Cowboys campaign is calling for beauty clinics offering potentially dangerous procedures such as Brazilian butt lifts and liposuction to be licensed by the Quality Care Commission.
In April it was revealed how social media influencer Danielle Mansutti, 30, was suing her Harley Street surgeon for £1.7million for giving her “overly large” breast implants. She claims she ended up with “disfigured” breasts and a “a very poor cosmetic appearance” following a series of operations which ended with her having the implants removed.
The court heard that she claims her surgeons alleged recommendation of oversized implants led to her quitting the UK and stopping work as a beauty influencer. Her surgeon Dr Domenico Mileto denies blame, insisting the surgery was faultless and the implants were not too big.
A GMC spokesperson said: “We will always take action where there is evidence of a serious breach of professional standards or conduct which means a doctor poses a risk to patients or public confidence.
“If we think a doctor’s fitness to practise may be found impaired, we refer them to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service, for a tribunal to consider the facts of the case and make an independent decision on the allegations.
“While not every complaint will result in action taken against a doctor for a number of reasons, patient safety is at the heart of everything we do.
“We set the standards for all doctors, and expect all doctors, including those who provide cosmetic procedures, to follow our guidance.
“If a doctor has fallen below the standards expected, we will carefully consider concerns raised with us about their fitness to practise.
“Doctors have a responsibility to make patient safety their first priority. Cosmetic interventions can have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of patients. Patients deserve to receive good quality care and they should be able to have complete confidence in their doctor.”