Scarring and Disfigurement in PI & CN Claims: Medico-Legal Insights
By Professor Steven Jeffery, Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Posted 24 November 2025
8 Minute Read

Tags:
- Scar Management
- Informed Consent
- Trauma
- Unrecoverable Costs
Expert Disciplines:
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
About The Author

Professor Steven Jeffery
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Prof Steven Jeffery is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon with over 30 years of clinical experience and 25 years as an expert witness. He specialises in burns, traumatic wounds, scar revision and disfigurement, preparing around 250 medico-legal reports each year across personal injury and clinical negligence claims.
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