Melbourne surgeon sued over jaw operation that patient claims left her with life-changing injuries

Woman alleges Dr George Dimitroulis did not disclose his commercial interest in company that manufactures prosthethes, but he says he told her of his involvement in device’s creation and denies any negligence

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A Melbourne surgeon is being sued for negligence by a woman who alleges he did not fully advise her of the risks before an operation on her jaw which she claims left her with life-changing injuries.

In a statement of claim filed to the supreme court of Victoria, the patient, Bianca (who asked for her real name to be withheld), alleged her condition was not serious enough to warrant the procedure to replace both of her temporomandibular joints with prostheses, carried out by maxillofacial surgeon Dr George Dimitroulis. The temporomandibular joints, or TMJ, connect the jaw to the skull, with one on each side of the head.

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