19.07.2026 13:30
A 17-year-old girl who went to a hospital in France for ankle surgery had her wisdom teeth mistakenly extracted. The doctor admitted the medical error and apologized to the family, while the incident came to light through the family's complaint.
An incident at a clinic in Saint-Martin-Boulogne, a town in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France, has brought medical error to the forefront. A 17-year-old girl who went to the hospital for a previously planned ankle surgery was subjected to the wrong procedure.
WISDOM TEETH MISTAKENLY EXTRACTED
Instead of her ankle, the teenage girl's wisdom teeth were extracted while she was waiting for surgery. The incident came to light after the family filed a complaint.
DOCTOR ADMITTED THE ERROR AND APOLOGIZED
The mother of the teenage girl whose wisdom teeth were pulled stated that the doctor who performed the operation said to them, "Sorry, we made a medical mistake. We apologize."
"I THOUGHT SOMETHING LIKE THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN MOVIES"
The mother, expressing great shock over what happened, said she thought such an event could only occur in movies.