Scarring & Disfigurement Claims: Prof Steven Jeffery, Consultant Plastic Surgeon

By Professor Steven Jeffery, Consultant Plastic Surgeon

Posted 24 November 2025

3 Minute Read

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Tags:

  • Scar Management
  • Informed Consent
  • Rehabilitation Costs
  • Breach of Duty

Expert Disciplines:

  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

About The Author

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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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