Problems of Cosmetic Surgery on the Judicial Decisions.
- Author:
Eui U PARK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Dissent and Disputes;
Japan;
Korea;
Surgery, Plastic*
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
1998;22(2):100-110
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Recently, the numbers of medical dispute in cosmetic surgery are increasing according to the increasing demand of this surgery. The 5 judicial decisions of Korea and the 7 those of Japan are introduced, and three points of problems about cosmetic surgery are proposed in this paper as follows: 1. whether cosmetic surgery is one of medical practice or not 2. Misusage of cosmetic surgery in wrongful directions 3. The proposals for prevention of medical disputes in cosmetic surgery
