title: Informed consent for chemical peels and dermabrasion.
abstract: Clinicians have an obligation to make sure that patients are adequately informed and understand, first, the general risks involved in any elective procedure, and, second, whether there are any features in their medical profiles that pose greater risks or pose the possibility of greater benefits than the average patient. Patients must understand the concepts of general risk, the possibility of unpredictable events happening randomly, and their own personal risk of having this happen. The remainder of the article deals with the information regularly provided to patients who show an interest in dermabrasions or chemical peels.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Duffy
mesh_terms: D002615:Chemexfoliation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D032962:Consent Forms; D003869:Dermabrasion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D018570:Risk Assessment