Exactly. And yes, she seems to have some odd set up where not having malpractice means she can’t get sued. A patient of hers who nearly died of sepsis has looked into it as she wanted to take legal action.
Sidhbh not only makes funky adverts for her ‘yeeting the teets’ on social media aimed at children and young people but also advertises that she will perform surgery on people whose weight means that other surgeons won’t operate because if the safety risks.
The patient who nearly died was obese and had been rejected by other surgeons until she list weight but Sidhbh claimed her methods means all would be fine and went ahead. The patient ended up with 6 inches of necrotic tissue and a gaping hole in her side where her weight had turned out to be an issue. When she contacted Sidhbh fir advice, she was brushed off and told all was fine. She ended up in A&E as an emergency.
‘Dr’ Gallagher seems to operate with impunity and sees young patients from the UK.
In the UK the rules are stricter but a prominent surgeon who specialises in trans surgery was recently in front of the BMA for lying about a ‘serious incident’ that happened while treating a patient. I’m not sure if the outcome of the hearing.
He markets his services on Instagram, sometimes posing for pictures with his shirt off next to young patients who have had double mastectomy. He looks to be in his 60s.