Aesthetic/cosmetic surgery and ethical challenges

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 829-839

  Atiyeh, Bishara S ^a,b   Rubeiz, Michel T ^b   Hayek, Shady N ^c  

^a Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters MBC   (Italy)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetic surgery; Cosmetic surgery; Marketing; Medical ethics

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; BODY IMAGE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ESTHETIC SURGERY; ESTHETICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MARKETING; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; REVIEW; SKILL; SKIN SURGERY;

AGED; AGING; BODY IMAGE; DERMATOLOGY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55349098777     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-008-9246-3     Document Type: Review

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