Table 3. Top 10 Adverse Outcomes Resulting in Dermatology Liability Claims (2006-2015).

Adverse Outcome	Closed Claims, No.	Paid Claims, No.	Total Recovery, $
Dyschromia	171	40	2 467 892
Malignant neoplasms of the skin	127	43	13 035 997
Malignant melanoma	58	22	10 008 001
Burn of face, head, or neck	34	11	701 500
Emotional distress only	33	7	1 034 761
Postoperative infection	23	3	717 500
Unhappy with results of plastic surgery	17	2	NR
Substance not elsewhere classified	12	1	NR
Cardiac or cardiorespiratory arrest	9	4	1 950 000
Desire for plastic surgery	9	1	NR

Abbreviation: NR, not reported.