a patient is seen for an office visits consents to the physician\'s removal of s

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a patient is seen for an office visits consents to the physician's removal of several skin lesions on the patient's arm. during the procedure, however, the physician does need to remove deeper tissue than he originally thought would be necessary to ensure that all margins are removed (in case the specimen is confirmed as malignant). The patient was not informed of the possible risk of scarring and is unhappy with complications of infection in the arm's healingbecause of the depth of the incision. The patient sues the physician.

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Even if the patient sues the physician, it won’t make a difference to the physician as a physician has a right to save the patient’s life.

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