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Arch Dermatol. 2006;142:1641-1642.

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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 are coming under increasing scrutiny from government regulators, consumer watch-dog groups, and third-party payers. Media outlets are also on the lookout for conflicts of interest and unethical conduct that exploit and harm unwary patients and overpromise results.^4-7 Those who choose to work in aesthetic areas have to maintain a high standard of safety. Because the treatments are embellishments, there is little tolerance for . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Amy E. Newburger, MD; Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

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