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Medical negligence and a lawsuit for compensation
Hi,
I had a treatment with a machine called HIFU to treat the wrinkles on my forehead, the treatment was so painful, and immediately after, I had 2 large depression on both sides on my forehead and a vertical line in the middle.
The company denied their mistake and they are ignoring my calls since the 26th of July 2018. Please note that I was not given any consent form to sign.
After consulting a dermatologist, he confirmed that I had an atrophy fat melting and muscle oedema due to this treatment and I have a medical report.
I have taken a picture before and immediately after.
Kindly let me know what to do.
Regards,
Dear Questioner,
Thank you for getting in touch with me and I completely sympathize with the situation that you are in.
Firstly, you have taken a very logical and legally sound step by obtaining a report from a dermatologist about the failure of the treatment.
Secondly, as there was no consent form taken from you, that itself amounts to medical malpractice and medical error in lieu of Medical Liability Law.
This is a clear case of medical negligence for which we have avenues of complaining with the Dubai Health Authority, filing a criminal case against the surgeon or filing a civil case for compensation.
I suggest we can have a meeting in our office to take this forward and we can also go through the report and pictures to advise you further on this.
You can get in touch with me via email or mobile.
Regards,
Hari Wadhwana
