Cosmetic surgery is a highly personal subject, and decision. What to have fixed, and to what extent, is different for everyone. But, whose responsibility is it when an individual can NOT stop having procedures. How much responsibility, and choice, should plastic surgeons take upon themselves? Ethical and moral dilemmas, in the cosmetic surgery field, have long been highly debated. WHEN does a plastic surgeon step up and say, “NO! You will regret this.” Or, should it be a purely personal choice?
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Jocelyn Wildenstein, Jackie Stallone, Pete Burns, Heidi Montag, etc… are ‘poster children’ for their lack of ability to judge when ‘enough is enough’ – how do those in the industry handle this, amongst themselves, without additional regulation?
I think we all agree that additional regulation, from a legal standpoint, is not the best way to handle this. Especially while considering the ‘overkill stance’ that Europe is threatening to adopt, in the wake of the PIP (Poly Implant Prosthese) Implant situation. The government is not the answer to everything – medical judgment cannot, and should not, be regulated. We all understand that this needs to be addressed, so how will we meet the challenge, as a community – without handing over our right to make judgment calls, is a game plan that we need to be working on…before regulatory agencies step in, and make the decision for us.
