Plastic surgery personal injury Preston

Plastic Surgery Personal Injury Preston

 

Plastic Surgery Personal Injury Preston – Medicolegal Examinations

 

Charlotte Defty – Consultant Plastic Surgeon

Miss Charlotte Defty is a medico legal expert witness in the expertise of plastic surgery and has completed the Bond Solon medico-legal training in Personal Injury. All plastic surgery personal injury reports in Preston are compliant with the Civil Procedure Rules.

Miss Defty has private practice alongside her NHS position in this specialised area and Miss Defty is always mindful of the impact which scars and skin disfigurements may have on her patients. Whilst some types of scars may be suitable for surgical intervention, there are some injuries which require a less invasive or non- surgical scar management, such as laser and therefore may be recommended in a personal injury medico-legal report. Miss Defty has plastic surgery consulting and treatment locations in Liverpool, St Helens, Merseyside and now in Preston, Lancashire, at our new Ashton-On-Ribble clinic.  Further information on plastic surgery personal injury Preston and other locations can be obtained from visiting the expert profile:

https://themedicalexpertwitness.co.uk/experts/miss-charlotte-defty/

Miss Defty is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon in the NHS, with significant experience and expertise in surgical scar management, Mohs micrographic surgery, skin cancer and laser therapies.  Miss Defty currently holds the post in the NHS, as the Laser Lead and Assistant Mohs Lead within the NHS, at St Helens and Knowsley Trust. Miss Defty is also a member of the British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS).

Areas of surgical and laser management expertise include:

  • Breast
  • General plastic surgery
  • Eyelid reconstruction
  • Mohs micrographic surgery
  • Scar revision
  • Skin cancer
  • Trauma
  • Laser therapies

Referrals are accepted on a private basis, from Solicitors and Insurers for the following:

  • Medico-legal Expert Witness Reports
  • Rehabilitation Assessments
  • Private Patient Referrals

 Expertise

The expertise for Miss Defty includes general plastic surgery, burns, scarring, laser scar therapy, skin cancer, Mohs micrographic surgery, skin conditions.

Medico-legal clinic locations:

  1. Aset Hospital – Liverpool
  2. The Therapy Company – Preston
  3. St Helens Hospital – St Helens

 Duties of a plastic surgery expert witness

  • To provide an opinion based on their specific plastic surgery expertise
  • To explain specialist information and knowledge to the Court
  • To remain impartial and avoid conflicts of interest

 

Who governs UK plastic surgery?
Professional long standing organisations such the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS)  play a highly important role, by setting standards, providing training, seminars,  guidance, and promoting best practices and innovation within the field of plastic surgery with in the United Kingdom.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) also has a role to regulate cosmetic surgery procedures, which are invasive and which involve surgical instruments or equipment. Examples of these types of cosmetic surgery operations are breast enhancement, breast reduction surgery, male breast reduction surgery laser eye surgery, tummy tucks, liposuction, eyebrow surgeries, eyelid surgeries, ear correction operations and facelifts. They do not regulate procedures like subcutaneous injections of muscle relaxants or other substances used to alter appearance

 

As a member of British Association of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), Miss Defty is assured to be a high caliber of surgeon, with ongoing training, research and presentations. Her BAPRAS plastic surgery profile can be viewed here:

https://www.bapras.org.uk/home/find-a-member

 

Request a copy of the CV for Miss Defty Plastic Surgeon, or for additional information please contact us via the following methods and make an enquiry regarding availability for a plastic surgery personal injury Preston examination. The average appointment examination times are 2-4 weeks with medico legal report preparation approximately fourteen working days post examination. Miss Defty accepts instruction and is happy to provide medical examinations for children from the ago of 10 years upwards.

Email: info@themedicalexpertwitness.co.uk

Tel: 07793 738456 

Medico Legal Examination Venues are : Lancashire |  Liverpool |  Preston |  St Helens | Merseyside

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