Dr. Mitchell Brown at the Health Committee

On June 8th, 2006. See this statement in context.

June 8th, 2006 / 12:40 p.m.

Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgeon and Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

I will now complete my answer.

Patients who come to see me with a concern that is medically related, where there is a medical problem, are only offered service in the publicly funded hospital, without a penny being charged to them by my office.

If a patient comes to my office because she has implants that have been in through her choice for many years, there is no medical indication for their removal, and she wishes to have them removed, that is her choice. That is not a medical indication. That is something that is not an insured service in our province, and patients are charged a fee that is appropriate for that type of procedure.

Thank you.

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