Plastic Surgeon Beats Claims Over Liposuction Chest Scarring

A North Carolina plastic surgeon held onto a win in a case involving chest scarring following a liposuction procedure, because the patient’s sole expert witness said he could only speculate that the physician’s actions caused the injury, a state appeals court said.

Summary judgment for Saira Saini in this medical malpractice case was proper because Thomas McDonald didn’t present any evidence linking the burn scars on his chest to the physician’s alleged negligence, the North Carolina Court of Appeals said Tuesday.

McDonald went to Saini over concerns about his chest’s appearance. She assessed him to be a good candidate for ...