25-year-old Enes B., who was uncomfortable with depressions in his forehead, had an operation in a private hospital on April 22, 2022. Doctor UA injected the fat he took from his belly into Enes B’s facial area. After the procedure, Enes B., who came out of the anesthesia, realized that he could not see in his left eye. Enes B. appealed to the court when he talked to his doctor and could not find a solution to his vision problem.
DEFENDANT DOCTOR RUSHED THE WORK
In the petition submitted to the Istanbul Consumer Court by Enes B’s lawyer Selahattin Par, it was stated that the defendant physician, who took Enes B in late for the procedure even though he was first in line, was in a hurry, saying he had to catch up with other patients.
THE OPERATION THAT SHOULD TAKE 2 HOURS WAS COMPLETED IN 35 MINUTES
In the petition, it was stated that the operation, which was said to take approximately 2 hours before the procedure, was completed in 35 minutes, and it was noted that the defendant hospital and the doctor did not make any explanation to the patient about the procedure.
It was stated in the petition that a doctor from the hospital’s eye service was called for Enes B., who said that he could not see after the operation, and that this doctor referred Enes B to the eye hospital.
THE HOSPITAL DID NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
In the petition, it was stated that Enes B, who went to the eye hospital by taxi instead of an ambulance, returned to the defendant hospital after the intervention there, but the people there did not take any responsibility for the loss of his vision, and even tried to get him to sign a consent form.
HE CANNOT SEE IN HIS LEFT EYE
In the petition, which claimed that the doctor misdiagnosed and applied careless treatment, it was emphasized that after the procedure, Enes B completely lost his vision in his left eye and suffered physical and psychological damage.
In the petition, it was requested that 1 million lira be paid in non-pecuniary damages to compensate for the damage caused.
A DOCUMENT WAS FORCED TO SIGN
Making a statement regarding the process, Enes B’s lawyer Selahattin Par said that his client was experiencing a psychological crisis and that his quality of life would be significantly affected.
Par stated that the doctor did not allocate the necessary time to his client during the procedure and did not explain the risks to the patient, and claimed that they tried to force Enes B to sign some documents after he lost his vision.
Par stated that they encountered resistance from the hospital and the doctor when they tried to get the treatment documents and continued as follows:
“We filed our case, received all the records through the lawsuit, and there we saw that our client was blind in one eye because the necessary attention and care was not taken. The file in the case was sent to the forensic medicine department, and a report was received from the forensic medicine that there was no possibility of seeing the left eye again. The patient was asked to sign the consent We also have consent forms clearly stating that the patient’s medical condition was tried to be obtained after the surgery. Unfortunately, there is negligence on the part of a doctor and the hospital. Our client lost one of his eyes at a young age. “He will go to his expert and there the financial amount of our client’s damage due to eye loss will be determined and the case will be decided accordingly.”
THERE ARE TOO MANY CASES LATELY
Emphasizing that they have encountered many cases of wrong aesthetic procedures lately, Par said, “We have cases of people losing their eyes, having their faces paralyzed, losing their limbs and even dying. When citizens have these aesthetic and beauty procedures done, they need to go to hospitals and doctors they know and trust. Definitely in places under the stairs.” “They should not have plastic surgery.” he said.
Par advised patients to carefully read the consent forms they are asked to sign before these surgeries and procedures.
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