Pictured above: Dalvi Humzah

Midlands cosmetic surgeon Dalvi Humzah is backing a new insurance initiative aimed at making surgery safer for patients at home and abroad.

Based at The Nuffield Hospital, Wolverhampton and Ramsey Healthcare West Midlands, Mr Humzah is the first cosmetic surgeon in the region to sign-up to 'ISAPS's Cosmetic Surgeons' insurance program - a new complication and rectification program launched by Surgery Shield in partnership with the International Society of Aesthetics Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).

It is particularly appealing for those travelling abroad for treatment as it offers an exclusive 'fix at home' benefit, which is only available from ISAPS surgeons, providing cover in the event remedial or corrective surgery is required.  Equally, the cover offers the same after-care assurances for patients in the UK undergoing treatment, without the 'fix at home'.

It means Mr Humzah can now offer patients in the UK and those travelling to the UK for treatment at his private practice - Plastic and Dermatological Surgery (PDS) - an indemnity to fund corrective treatment, in the unlikely event corrective treatment is required, with a dedicated ISAPS surgeon back in a patient's home country.

Importantly, the program monitors complications and offers re-training to surgeons who are not meeting the required low complication rates. Data on claims and corrections will be carefully monitored not only by insurers, but also a university research project.

Mr Humzah said: "This is an important step forward in providing greater reassurance for patients who decide to have cosmetic surgery in the UK and for those travelling abroad. 

"Equally, this is beneficial for both patients and surgeons. It allows patients to better protect themselves by choosing a surgeon registered with ISAPS insurance, and surgeons can publically present their low complication rates and experience direct to patients."

Mr Humzah will be included in a public directory of global ISAPS surgeons who are members of the insurance program and UK surgeons who are members of Surgery Shield. This will be made available to patients at www.surgeryshield.com/directory.

Alison Thornberry, managing director of Surgery Shield said: "We're delighted to have Mr Humzah on board as a member of our ISAPS insurance program.

"His expertise and support is a real advantage in the industry and it will help us actively promote the benefits of the safety partnership to surgeons worldwide."

Designed by experts from the insurance and plastic surgery industry, the insurance is underwritten by Lloyd's of London and sold by Sure Insurance Service Limited under its trading umbrella 'Surgery Shield'.