Ray ManaghA woman who suffered what were described by a judge as terrible scars to her face and armpits following a laser treatment, has been awarded damages of €16,000 in the Circuit Civil Court. Judge McCourt said it was Ms Iakobidze’s case that the setting of the laser had been gauged at an inappropriate level. He rejected defence suggestions that Ms Iakobidze’s injuries may have been due to medication she had been on at the time or that she may have exposed herself to sunshine prior to her August 2020 treatment. He said it was clear to him that it would inevitably be difficult to avoid the inference that an inappropriate setting on the laser machine had resulted in Ms Iakobidze’s terrible, albeit temporary, scarring. Awarding her €16,000 compensation Judge McCourt said he accepted she had also suffered from anxiety and depression as a result of her injuries.

Source: The Herald May 25, 2023 19:11 UTC