Cosmetic surgery for people with learning disabilities: considerations for adult protect practice.

This paper explores the ethical issues surrounding the use of cosmetic surgery for and by people with learning disabilities. Although such interventions are less common in Britain than in the US, there is a growing interest in the use of cosmetic surgery to correct perceived defects in appearance an...

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Publicado en:Journal of Adult Protection Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 9 - 21
Autor principal: Cambridge P
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Emerald Publishing Limited 2002 May
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          Patient Safety Ethical Issues
          Surgery, Plastic Ethical Issues
          Intellectual Disability
          Decision Making, Ethical
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      ab: This paper explores the ethical issues surrounding the use of cosmetic surgery for and by people with learning disabilities. Although such interventions are less common in Britain than in the US, there is a growing interest in the use of cosmetic surgery to correct perceived defects in appearance and speech impairment. However, the assumed potential of cosmetic surgery brings adult protection concerns into stark relief.
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