title: [The civil responsibility of the plastic surgeon in esthetic procedures].
abstract: The authors discuss the professional liability of plastic surgeon for the results of esthetic procedures. In their opinion, plastic surgery was artificially divided in reconstructive and esthetic one. Legal decisions have also separated them and the success of results in esthetic procedures have been considered to be obligatory by the courts. The authors believe that in all cases of plastic surgery including esthetic operations the surgeon should use the adequate ways to achieve the best possible results that represent the average for the cultural and ethnic group in question.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Cirurgia Plástica e Queimaduras, FMUSP.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
vernacular_title: Responsabilidade civil do cirurgião plástico em procedimentos estéticos.