Some of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson’s patients felt he was subjected to a “witch hunt” when allegations against him started to circulate in the media, an inquest into the death of one of his patients has heard.
A number of the consultant surgeon’s patients were recalled in 2010 so their treatment could be investigated after it emerged he was performing unauthorised “cleavage-sparing” mastectomies which left behind breast tissue for cosmetic reasons but increased the risk of cancer returning.
