[Humanitarian plastic surgery in question].
Humanitarian plastic surgery has become very fashionable and more and more surgeons are attracted by this type of commitment. The authors remind here of the necessary conditions and limitations of these actions. The communicative action according to J. Habermas, which means a true partnership with the local health care specialists should be the only valid engagement.
Montandon
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Division de chirurgie réparatrice, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, 24 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Genèva 14, Switzerland. denys.montandon@medecine.unige.ch
Quinodoz
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Pittet
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D000533:Altruism; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003906:Developing Countries; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008493:Medical Missions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*