title: Pre-operative considerations in aesthetic facial surgery.
abstract: This article reviews the common pitfalls in the complex process of pre-operative assessment for facial plastic surgery. Legal guidelines and best practice are discussed, and attention is directed mainly towards the consenting and psychological issues surrounding this area of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veer
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hawthorne
mesh_terms: D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D018579:Patient Selection; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010781:Photography; D057234:Preoperative Period; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology