Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · General principles and basic techniques
Informed consent for plastic and aesthetic surgery
- Type
- Communication / admin
- Curriculum level
- PI - perform independently (NMC); DrNB6 medico-legal responsibility
- Also called
- consent document, aesthetic surgery consent form, legally valid consent
Videos and resources
- VideoDermatologists and cosmetic surgeons on patient consent forms2:30
- PageSurgical Written Consent in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: A Plastic Center Audit of Surgical Consent Standardspmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- +44 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Create a consent document appropriate to the clinical care sought by a patient” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 7)
“Write a consent format for common aesthetic surgical procedures” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 10)
“9. Take informed consent,” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 36)
“should learn how to take legally valid consent for different hospital procedures” ( NBEMS DrNB direct 6-year curriculum, page 25)