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01-02-2012 | Editorial

Patients Have a Right to Safe Surgery

Author: Catherine B. Foss

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 1/2012

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The remarkable rise in medical tourism has brought into question the foundation of the patient–doctor relationship and is endangering many who seek low-cost surgery. We see travel agencies brokering surgery for their clients with surgeons they have never met. The patients have no assurance that their surgeon is properly trained or qualified to perform the procedure they will undergo, and all too often, little attention is paid to postsurgical care. …

Title: Patients Have a Right to Safe Surgery
Author: Catherine B. Foss
Publication date: 01-02-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-011-9836-3

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