RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Areas of unethical behavior practiced today
JF International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
FD Publication of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
SP 149
OP 153
DO 10.33589/19.5.0149
VO 19
IS 5
A1 Rassman, William R.
YR 2009
UL http://www.ISHRS-HTForum.org/content/19/5/149.abstract
AB The following is an article by Dr. William Rassman, one of the most respected senior members of our profession. It should give all of us cause for concern and make us reflect on the damage—firstly to the patient, and secondly to us all—if we allow unethical practices to flourish. Unethical practices have always existed in medicine and cosmetic surgery is regarded as the “business end” of medicine where we are providing services for healthy patients (commonly called customers). If we apply this notion of customers (rather than patients), and argue that the customer is always right, we will allow unwise and unnecessary practice philosophies to develop.