Frank v. Maliniak

Defendant is a licensed physician, specializing as a plastic surgeon. About thirteen years before plaintiff placed herself under defendant’s care she had submitted to operative treatment whereby the flatness of her nose had been relieved and its end lifted and tilted. This had been accomplished by the insertion of paraffin in a manner which changed the shape and outline of the nose. With the passage of time, however, the paraffin filtered into the cheeks forming bumps, which detracted from her beauty. Heat and cold due to seasonal atmospheric changes acted alike in causing red spots to appear…