Is cosmetic surgery ethical?

Currently, cosmetic surgery is spread around the world. Several factors are involved in this rapidly evolving field such as socio-economic development, changes in cultural norms, globalization and the effects of Western culture, advertising, media, and mental disorders. read more

Plastic surgery is commonly subdivided into reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery seeks to restore form and function of a defect in the body, and therefore is a positive moral good that mitigates the effects of the fall. read more

Body image, in our consumer societies, has become much more important, and its new modelizations magnified by media, affect the plastic surgeon with ethical questions. One of the ethical dilemmas in aesthetic surgery is the open advertising of the surgeon. read more