Slice them up or slice them out? Legal liability for operating on the troublesome patient in cosmetic surgery.
J Law Med
; 23(1): 137-55, 2015 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-26554204
ABSTRACT
The practice of cosmetic surgery is constructed as psychologically beneficial. This therapeutic promise transforms cosmetic surgery into proper medical treatment. However, there is emerging evidence that a significant percentage of cosmetic surgery patients suffer from the condition of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), which is characterised by excessive preoccupation with imagined or minor defects in appearance. BDD is uniformly identified as a strong contra-indication for cosmetic surgery. Articles in scholarly journals on cosmetic surgery identify the "red flag" indicators to assist in screening out problem patients. However, a close examination of the most common indicators reveals that most are ineffective in identifying BDD in prospective patients. This article also considers the legal liability of cosmetic surgeons who operate on patients with BDD, and concludes that there is little likelihood of liability in trespass or negligence under current Australia law.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cirugía Plástica
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Responsabilidad Legal
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Trastorno Dismórfico Corporal
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Law Med
Asunto de la revista:
JURISPRUDENCIA
Año:
2015
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Article