Taking ethics seriously in cosmetic dermatology
AE Newburger, AL Caplan - Archives of dermatology, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
NO ONE LIKES TO HAVE HIS OR HER ETHICS challenged. This is particularly true in
medicine, where physicians hold themselves to high ethical standards both to protect their
patients and to secure their trust. Unfortunately, recently there has been an erosion of public
trust in physicians, as reflected in public opinion polls and malpractice cases. 1-3 The field of
aesthetic or cosmetic dermatology is particularly vulnerable to this trend. Ethical problems in
this area of clinical practice are occurring at a time when aesthetic enhancement activities in …
medicine, where physicians hold themselves to high ethical standards both to protect their
patients and to secure their trust. Unfortunately, recently there has been an erosion of public
trust in physicians, as reflected in public opinion polls and malpractice cases. 1-3 The field of
aesthetic or cosmetic dermatology is particularly vulnerable to this trend. Ethical problems in
this area of clinical practice are occurring at a time when aesthetic enhancement activities in …
