surgical expert witness

A Plastic Surgery expert witness is a Plastic Surgeon testifying on reconstructive and aesthetic (cosmetic) procedures ranging from burns to breast surgery. Plastic Surgery is a field of surgery dealing with the repair and reconstruction of various elements of the human body. 

Plastic Surgeons may focus upon reconstructive surgery such as cleft palate repair, skin grafting after burns or trauma, and breast reconstruction after mastectomy. They also provide a wide range of cosmetic procedures including rhinoplasty, face-lifts, scar revision, liposuction, abdominoplasty (“tummy tuck”), and breast augmentation. Given the breadth of the specialty, many surgeons specialize in focused areas such as Craniofacial Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery, and Congenital/Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.