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| Breast surgeon Ian Paterson needlessly harmed patients | |
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| A breast surgeon has been convicted of intentionally wounding patients in "completely unnecessary" operations. | |
| Ian Paterson, 59, was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent, relating to nine women and one man. | |
| Jurors at Nottingham Crown Court decided the surgeon carried out "extensive, life-changing operations for no medically-justifiable reason". | Jurors at Nottingham Crown Court decided the surgeon carried out "extensive, life-changing operations for no medically-justifiable reason". |
| Paterson, of Altrincham, Greater Manchester, was also convicted of three further wounding charges. | |
| He is due to be sentenced later. | |
| Surgeon 'played God' with women's bodies | |
| The trial heard Paterson, of Castle Mill Lane, Ashley, exaggerated or invented cancer risks and claimed payments for more expensive procedures in some cases. | |
| He performed what he called "cleavage-sparing" mastectomies on many of his patients, leaving breast tissue behind to achieve a better cosmetic effect. | |
| By doing so, he left them in great danger of developing secondary cancer, jurors heard. | |
| The jury of six men and five women were warned against researching the case, and were not told hundreds of Paterson's patients were recalled in 2012 over concerns about his work. | |
| In the same year, the Scottish-born surgeon was suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC). |