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November 1, 2023Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global OpenOpen Access

Developing an International Framework for Informed Consent in Plastic Surgery: A Focus on Cosmetic Breast Augmentation

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RCRodney D. CooterLBLouise BrightmanADAnand K. Deva

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Overview

Global survey reveals widespread gaps in cosmetic surgery consent policies, highlighting the need for mandatory surgeon consultations and standardized international guidelines.

Key Points

  • To assess international informed consent practices in plastic surgery and establish standardized global guidelines, focusing on cosmetic breast augmentation.
  • Distributed a 15-question quantitative and qualitative survey to national plastic surgery society delegates through the International Confederation of Plastic Surgery Societies (N=364).
  • Assessed local policy prevalence, consultation structure, cooling-off intervals, and postoperative care mandates using descriptive and thematic analysis.
  • Over 50% of respondents reported having no local informed consent policy in place.
  • The majority advocated for the operating surgeon personally obtaining consent through at least two face-to-face consultations with an enforced cooling-off period.
  • Most participants agreed that surgeons must manage postoperative follow-up—including for surgical tourism—and supported creating an international standardized guideline.

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Cooter et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d2aebba3016ff712f305bhttps://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000005371
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