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Knowledge of malpractice claims can inform rhinoplasty surgeons on how to minimize risk of future litigation as well as improve patient satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The aims of this study were to identify motives for seeking medical malpractice litigation after rhinoplasty, and to examine outcomes of malpractice litigation after rhinoplasty in the United States<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The Westlaw legal database was reviewed for all available court decisions related to malpractice after rhinoplasty. Data collected and analyzed included plaintiff gender, location, specialty of defendant(s), plaintiff allegation, and adjudicated case outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Twenty-three cases were identified between 1960 and 2018, located in 12 US states; 70% of the plaintiffs were female. Otolaryngologists were cited in 11 cases, whereas 12 cases involved a plastic surgeon. All cases alleged negligence. Cases involved \u201ctechnical\u201d errors (69.6%), \u201cunsatisfactory\u201d outcomes (39.1%), inadequate follow-up or aftercare (30.4%), issues with the informed consent process (21.7%), unexpectedly extensive surgery (8.7%), improper medication administration (4.3%), and failure to recognize symptoms (4.3%). Twenty of the 23 adjudicated cases (86.9%) were ruled in favor of the surgeon. The main contributing factor in cases alleging malpractice was poor aesthetic outcome\/disfigurement (60.7%).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Malpractice litigation after rhinoplasty favored the surgeon in the majority of the adjudicated cases reviewed. The principal reason for litigating was dissatisfaction with aesthetic outcomes. Rhinoplasty surgeons may mitigate possible litigation by developing a positive doctor-patient relationship, clearly understanding the patient\u2019s surgical expectations, and obtaining detailed informed consent while maintaining frequent and caring communication with the patient.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/asj\/sjaa380","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,18]],"date-time":"2020-12-18T21:51:32Z","timestamp":1608328292000},"page":"1132-1138","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Characterization of Medical Malpractice Litigation After Rhinoplasty in the United States"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"41","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5822-833X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adrian A","family":"Ong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo , Buffalo, NY, 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