Gaskin v. Booth

BRADLEY, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in a personal injury action.

*581Ellen Booth, the plaintiff, had superficial telangiectasias, a vascular condition commonly referred to as spider veins. After reading an article in a popular women’s magazine on the treatment for spider veins, Mrs. Booth consulted her obstetrician about treatment. He recommended that she see . the defendant, Thomas A. Gaskin, III, M.D., a general surgeon, for the treatment. Although this condition posed no threat to her health, the plaintiff wanted the veins eradicated for cosmetic reasons. On…