Cosmetic surgery: medicolegal considerations

AbstractNon-therapeutic body modification interventions are permitted within the limits of the use of one’s own body that can be specified in the legal system. The authors take into consideration Italian regulation on tattooing and piercing, in particular in relation to adolescents.ResultsIn Italy, several regions have therefore issued acts aimed at regulating the activities of tattoo and piercing also in reference to minors. Discussion. With regard to minors, the rules taken into account set precise limits in relation to the age criterion and subordinate the implementation of such practices to the provision of consent by legal representatives.ConclusionIf such practices are of an aesthetic nature, we cannot avoid considering the implications they have on health protection, and then adopt appropriate measures to protect the person who intends to undergo them, particularly in the case of minors.

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“…Obtaining informed consent also in the case of cosmetic surgery should be structured on authorization by both parents [ 14 ].…”

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Piercing and tattoos in adolescents: legal and medico-legal implications

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“…In this context, the elements that legitimate treatment for exclusively or prevalently cosmetic purposes are the different and more extensive definition of health accepted by the law and the scientific community [ 6 ], together with the commitment to provide correct, adequate, detailed and exhaustive information to the patient [ 7 ], and the operator’s possession of specific skills acquired through participation in specific formation and professional updating courses that include a focus on the psychological and ethical aspects connected with the type of healthcare treatment offered [ 8 ].…”

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The central importance of information in cosmetic surgery and treatments

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AbstractThe increase in the number of people who choose to have medical procedures done to improve their appearance may be due to changed social and cultural factors in modern society, as well to the ease of access and affordable costs of these cosmetic treatments.Today, two elements legitimate recourse to this type of treatment: the broad definition of health accepted by the law and the scientific community, and the provision of meticulous information to the entitled party previous to obtaining his or her consent. In Italy, while current case-law views treatments exclusively for cosmetic purposes as unnecessary, if not even superfluous, it nonetheless demands that providers inform clients about the actual improvement that can be expected, as well as the risks of worsening their current esthetic conditions.

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“…It should be highlighted that recent years have seen a proliferation of medical procedures and cosmetic surgery to change local anatomical features subjectively believed to be unattractive [ 2 ], within which all dental treatments are included due to the precise anatomical area on which the medical acts are performed [ 3 ].…”

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Aesthetic dental procedures: legal and medico-legal implications

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AbstractDental treatments, as well as simple anatomical and functional repair work, can also be for aesthetic purposes. This is because the anatomical area concerned, i.e. the oral cavity, has a great power of attraction. Aesthetic treatments in general – in particular dental treatments – have been on the rise in recent years, and this has also meant an increase in claims due to patient dissatisfaction with the results obtained. Numerous laws have been introduced that emphasise the need for comprehensive prior information in order to acquire valid consent. This has resulted in the elimination of the distinction between the obligation of means and obligation of result, with achievement of the normally expected result required in any case.

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Cosmetic surgery: medicolegal considerations

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Piercing and tattoos in adolescents: legal and medico-legal implications

Piercing and tattoos in adolescents: legal and medico-legal implications

The central importance of information in cosmetic surgery and treatments

Aesthetic dental procedures: legal and medico-legal implications

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