After receiving an unsuccessful surgical procedure designed to facilitate weight loss, Gatten brought suit against the physician for violation of the state consumer protection law. That law read in part, “unfair methods of competition and deceptive practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are unlawful.”

Gatten based her case on statements made to her about her course of treatment and the probable results of that treatment. Does the unsuccessful treatment by a physician fall within the consumer protection law? Explain. Gatten v. Merzi, 579 A.2d 974 (PA).