Can a doctor be liable for a bad circumcision?

My son is now 3 and from the minute his circumcision healed I
noticed something just didn't seem right so I addressed it with the pediatrician
several times. Everytime he would assure me that there was nothing to be
concerned about and it would look more normal as he grows. Instead of the
circumcision beginning to look better it only seemed to get worse so the
pediatrician finally referred me to a pediatric urologist. He not only agreed
that the doctor messed his circumcision up but my son now has to undergo a
surgery lasting almost and hour to repair the problem. The sad thing is the same
thing has happened with my 2 year old but his is not as bad, he will be seeing
the urologist soon, yes the same doctor did them both. Can the doctor who did
the oringinal circumcision be held liable?
Yes, a doctor can be liable for a bad circumcision. They're also supposed to
give you all the pros and cons, potential benefits and risks, before you're
allowed to consent to any procedure. If you didn't get any info prior to having
your sons circumcised, you can hold the physician who did it liable for that as
well. That can be serious malpractice there.

Too many people often assume that it's correct when a mistake may have been
done, because the doctor assured them. Mistakes do happen, and more often than
one would think.
If you had this happen to your first son, why did you put your second son
through it?

While I suppose you might be able to pursue some legal action, I'm not quite so
sure because you signed that waiver saying you WANTED the circumcision done. So,
hey, you got what you asked for and everybody knows that circumcision has risks.

I'm glad you learned your lesson, but it's unfortunate that it had to be at the
expense of not one, but both of your sons' penises.
You could certainly have a claim for Medical Malpractice against the doctor /
medical center / hospital that performed the circumcizion. Contact your
insurance company for advice.

Now this part is just my opinion but the risks associated with circumcizion far
outweigh any apparent benefits, so I just hope if you have any more kids you
won't opt for this unnecessary procedure again.
OF COURSE.... look, as many ridiculous, yet winning law suits prove, doctors can
be held liable for tripping over your own shoe lace in the hospital parking lot.
sounds like you have a real case though, go for it.
Yes you would hope so, but coming from a guy, why circumcise your poor boys to
start with, leave the foreskin there and let them have some fun
I think so.
i dont see why not if i was you i would go mad and rip him to shreads
I think that here in the UK it may be different with regard to the law, but I
suspect that unless negligence can be proved there's not much hope. Did the same
person 'do' your other son?
May I say though that you are a good example of a family where it can be seen
that circumcision, unless on medical grounds, does go wrong even in these times
and your actions add weight to those of us against this 'abuse' of our sons,
I sincerely hope that you can get things sorted out, but I would hate to have to
suffer the pain and discomfort your sons must now endure.
I would hope the "doctor" would be held liable, but you will have to remember
any settlement belongs to the victim, it is his penis after all that got
mutilated. I am glad to hear that you have learned a lesson, it is unfortunate
that your sons have to live with the cost of your education (a warning to other
parents contimplating circumutilation)

Please use your education to help end this horrid practice, your sons are not
the first to be maimed and sadly I must say they will not be the last.

I sincerly hope things turn out good for your sons and for you.
Yes probably, but the issue is more your fault than the doctors to a certian
degree.
You never should have had that child mutilated in the first place.
So the doctor will claim that you requested the mutilation be done. Although he
botched the cut, he would claim that you wanted to purchase the mutilation
process and the child did not need the mutilation to begin with, but you are on
your own and now the child will have to suffer the rest of his life because you
wanted to cut off part of his penis.
Live with it because the child will have too.
Unfortunately, you probably don't have a case unless the doctor failed to give
you informed consent or negligence. There is a good amount of case precedence.
Here is an example:
http://www.ndcourts.gov/court/opinions/2...

When you signed the consent form for the circumcision, you also signed that you
understood there is a possibility of complications and unsatisfactory results.

But feel free to sue, anything that will stop infant circumcision is a step in
the right direction.
Absolutely. Don't take this wrong, but as a gay man I have seen a penis where
the head had somewhat of a skin attachment from the shaft to the head of the
penis. It actually looked like a space yet skin connected the two. It was most
unusual and this gentleman was self conscientious so much that he wanted to have
surgery. I don't know if he did or not. I hope you can sue the surgeon. Did he
pull up the foreskin too much and disfigure the head ? I would contact an
attorney for advise but my guess would be yes. It's no different than breast
surgery that has gone awry. Go for it and good luck.
It would depend on the laws where you live, why the circumcisions ended up that
way. Mainly, if the doctor was actually negligent or not. If that could be
shown, then yes you could try and seek compensation.

There are those "no win no fee" lawyers out there who sometimes take on cases
like this, I would imagine if you look in the phone book there would be some who
would give you a free consultation anyway to determine if there's a case or not.


There are some terrible side effects, that unfortunately count as "normal
complications" from circumcision, so what happened to your sons could have been
mentioned as a potential outcome when you signed the consent form. I'm glad
you've now learnt that circumcision is a bad idea and hope you won't do it to
future sons and will warn others off that doctor/the procedure if you know any
friends planning to see him or whatever.