Plastic surgeon wins first round of defamation battle

The breast surgery patient had described the doctor as 'cruel' and 'underhand' on Facebook, heard the Supreme Court of WA.

A plastic surgeon is suing a patient for defamation for labelling her “cruel” and “underhanded” on Facebook following her breast surgery. 

The doctor prevailed in an early hearing, after the court threw out the patient’s defence and counterclaim.