Rogue surgeon was set to amputate my arm for wrist pain – then another doctor said there was NO REASON for op

A WOMAN was wrongly told by her surgeon that she needed part of her arm amputated for wrist pain, before a new doctor stepped in. Georgia Sparrow, 28, was treated by Leslie Irwin, who is now under ...
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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance

Amputation was seen as a last resort because of the high risk of death. But some Europeans started to believe they could use it along with artificial limbs to shape the body. This ...

'Devastated' woman told amputation was her 'only option' by surgeon now under review

Georgia Spargo, 28, was told she would need part of her arm amputated by a surgeon whose work has been identified as being of “concern”.

'Surgeon told me my hand may need to be amputated - now he's being investigated'

Georgia Spargo met hand specialist Leslie Irwin when she was 14, now, he is the subject of an investigation and patient recall notice at the private Spire Healthcare hospital ...

Mum who had 20 procedures from under-review surgeon can't even lift her own kids

Rebecca Williams first met consultant orthopaedic surgeon Leslie Irwin when she was just 12 years old, shortly after breaking ...