Do you know how to approach causation, prognosis, and quantum in scarring and disfigurement claims?

Visible scarring and facial disfigurement can have profound physical and psychological effects, often forming a key aspect of quantum in personal injury litigation. Understanding how scarring heals, when revision is indicated, and how to objectively describe long-term outcomes is critical to building robust medico-legal arguments.

INNEG invites you to this free lunchtime webinar with Consultant Plastic Surgeon Professor Steven Jeffery, who will share his clinical and medico-legal insight into the assessment and management of scarring, disfigurement, and reconstructive outcomes following trauma, burns, or surgical injury.

Drawing on over 25 years of medico-legal experience and more than 90 published research papers, Professor Jeffery will discuss the principles of scar evaluation, psychological impact, and the complexities of differentiating unavoidable versus negligent outcomes.

This session will help you to:

• Recognise the key medico-legal considerations in scarring and disfigurement claims
• Understand how to assess scarring severity, permanence, and the need for revision surgery
• Explore how burns and traumatic wounds differ from surgical scarring in prognosis
• Strengthen medico-legal arguments involving cosmetic, facial, and reconstructive outcomes
• Gain practical insight into expert reporting and courtroom presentation of scarring cases