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When a patient places his full trust in his physician, he should be able to reasonably expect that all of his medical care will be performed to the highest standards. While no surgical procedure can be guaranteed to be completely free of risk, ensuring the highest level of care means doing everything possible to avoid mistakes. The dangers of surgical mistakes can be immense. One possible result of a surgical mistake is that it may cause bodily damage to the patient. In some cases, the damage is to the extent that it cannot be undone. In other cases, repairing the damage may require one or more additional procedures. Regardless of the extent of the damage, it should be very clear that the surgical mistake has resulted in unnecessary pain and suffering to the patient, both physically and mentally. Surgical mistakes can also be costly. Additional procedures to correct the mistake, and possibly also needing medication which he would not have needed if the mistake had not been made,