Overview

• Ian Paterson, serving a 20-year sentence for wounding patients, testified remotely at the inquest of former patient Elaine Turbill.
• The inquest is investigating the deaths of 62 patients who underwent mastectomies performed by Paterson.
• Paterson argued that the term 'cleavage-sparing mastectomy' caused unnecessary hysteria and was not a distinct procedure.
• Colleagues raised concerns about residual breast tissue left after Paterson's surgeries, potentially increasing cancer recurrence risk.
• Paterson stopped the controversial procedure in 2007 after hospital chiefs requested further research and patient consent.