The dermatologist had performed surgery on an old chickenpox scar. Photo: Getty ImagesA dermatologist is under the spotlight of New Zealand's health watchdog after performing surgery on a woman's old scar instead of her skin cancer. Instead, the dermatologist had performed surgery on an old chickenpox scar above the cancerous part of the forehead. "By failing to confirm the site of surgery correctly and subsequently performing the surgery at the wrong site, the dermatologist failed to provide the woman with an appropriate standard of care." The patient told the HDC she had to undergo further corrective surgery to her forehead, was has "been very traumatic" for her.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 05, 2021 04:52 UTC