Aesthethic Medicine

International dialogue on the relationship between medicine, beauty, and ethics

Emanuele BARTOLETTI, Editta BUTTURA da PRATO, Hugues CARTIER, Andrea MARGARA,
Beatriz MOLINA, Antonio Gioacchino SPAGNOLO, Antonello TATEO

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Emanuele BARTOLETTI. Director of the International School of Aesthetic Medicine of the Carlo Alberto Bartoletti Foundation

Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. Director of the Outpatient Service of Aesthetic Medicine and Psychophysical Wellbeing in Pathology at the Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina - Gemelli Isola Hospital in Rome. President of the Italian Society of Aesthetic Medicine (SIME). Secretary General of the Union Internationale de Médecine Estétique (UIME). Councillor of the Rome Section of the Order of Surgeons and Dentists. Professor at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli. Managing Editor of the international journal Aesthetic Medicine, and reviewer of numerous scientific publications.

Editta BUTTURA da PRATO. Specialist in Maxillofacial Surgery in Verona, Member of the scientific committee of AITEB - Associazione Italiana Terapia Estetica Botulino

Thanks to her strong communication skills and marketing experience she has developed communication projects for international companies, investigating the meaning of beauty and its ethnical and cultural implications, establishing a direct connection between the world of medicine and that of fashion, art, communication and marketing. Currently, alongside her medical and marketing activities, she works as maxillofacial surgeon in private practice, as scientific consultant for MKTG companies and as international KOL and trainer for pharmaceutical companies.

Hugues CARTIER. Dermatologist and IMCAS Global Course Coordinator - International Master Course on Aging Science

Hugues Cartier is IMCAS global course coordinator together with Sebastien Garson (for surgery) and is involved in all of IMCAS conferences. He is a dermatologist, phlebologist and dermal laser practitioner at the Clinic Saint-Jean at Arras, France. He also heads the wound care unit within the Dermatology Department of the Arras Hospital. Dr Cartier has co-authored several publications. He is also vice president of the French Society of Aesthetic Medicine and course coordinator of the Belgian Society of Aesthetic Medicine.

Andrea MARGARA. Specialist in Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, National Secretary of ISAPS

Graduated in Medicine and Surgery, he specialized in Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery at the University of Turin. Author of numerous scientific publications, he works as freelance practitioner in Turin and Milan in the field of reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery. He is member of several national and international scientific societies of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and currently serves as ISAPS National Secretary for Italy.

Beatriz MOLINA. Specialist in Aesthetics, Fellow Member of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine

Beatriz Molina is founder and medical director of Medikas Ltd. and member of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine. Originally from Spain, Beatriz came to England for surgical rotation during her medical training. She then went on to work as GP for ten years during which she became increasingly interested in cosmetic surgery. She undertook extensive training covering multiple treatments and procedures in the field of aesthetics and, in 2005, set up her first clinic in Somerset offering high-quality, medically-backed cosmetic procedures.

Antonio Gioacchino SPAGNOLO. Director of the Research Centre for Clinical Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome

With a degree in Medicine and Surgery and a Bachelor in Philosophy, he is full professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, where he teaches Bioethics. He is also Coordinator of the Division of Bioethics and Medical Humanities within the Department of Healthcare Surveillance and Bioethics at the aforementioned university, and Chair of the Research Ethics Committee at the Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, in Rome. He is the author and/or co-author of more than 200 scientific publications on various topics related to ethics in the biomedical field and, more specifically, to clinical ethics and ethics of biomedical research.

Antonello TATEO. Chief Consultant Plastic Surgery Unit Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano Italia - TBClinic Milano Founder and Scientific Director

After having received an international training and gained experience as Medical Director in Bergamo, he served as Director of the Plastic Surgery Operating Unit for 13 years, first at the Policlinico di Monza and, later, at the Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS in Milan. Today he is a Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine freelance practitioner and directs the TBClinic Studio in Milan. International Opinion Leader and consultant for several companies in the field of Aesthetic Medicine, he is Full Member of several national and international associations and scientific societies.

CHAPTER INDEX

Introduction

The experts involved

The Scenario: the ethical evolution of Aesthetic Medicine

The diagnostic and therapeutic protocol of Aesthetic Medicine

Study on Ethics in Aesthetic Medicine: the opinions of global professionals

Regenerative medicine and the multidisciplinary nature of treatments

Sustainability of treatment and listening to patients

The international perspective and patient satisfaction as the physician’s goal

Aesthetic Medicine in the Time of Social Media

The need to define a code of ethics

The ethical dimension in the role of the aesthetic doctor

Principles of ethical behaviour for AM professionals: the 6 key words

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