Beautif(o)ul.

Sir:

Duck face, sleek foreheads with eyebrows ptosed and far apart from each other, prominent cheek bones, excessive sized breasts. Women may after several aesthetic operations start to look alike.[1,2] We all see these signs in people of showbiz and around us and they all do not suffer from body dysmorphic disorder.[3] Although “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” we would like to express our concern on the responsibility of the plastic surgeon and how we advise our patients who seek aesthetic surgery procedures. According to our opinion, there are specific issues to be addressed:

If a patient asks for surgery that is legal but not ethical, should we operate?

What is the limit after which a surgeon should refuse another plastic surgery procedure to a patient?

Should we try to persuade the patient to have procedures that will improve his/her appearance but without giving him/her an operated/artificial look?

We would be interested in hearing a consensus of leading aesthetic surgeons on these subjects.

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