Analysis of Litigation Trends in Body Contouring Procedures Over the Last 45 Years
2026
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Published in 2026 with no byline shown, the study tracks lawsuits over body contouring surgery across 45 years in the United States. Operations such as tummy tucks and liposuction rank among the most done cosmetic procedures, with about 170,000 tummy tucks in 2024 alone. Infections, fluid build-up, poor scars and unhappy results often end up argued in court.
Cases were pulled from the Westlaw legal database for the years 1980 to 2025, keeping only suits where a doctor who did the procedure was the defendant. The review compares what sparked each claim, how cases ended and which problems arose. It also contrasts plastic surgeons with doctors from other fields who offer the same operations.
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| YEAR | 2026 |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3605 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |