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Informationen zum Autor Melanie Latham, Reader in Law, Manchester Metropolitan University. Jean V. McHale, Professor of Health Care Law, University of Birmingham. Klappentext This book examines the legal, ethical and regulatory debates surrounding the rise of the cosmetic procedures industry. In the past, cosmetic procedures were often seen as limited to a small number of wealthy older women. Today, such procedures have gone mainstream, partly facilitated by the rise of 'non-invasive' techniques, such as the use of Botox and Dermal Fillers. While still a business dominated by the female consumer, there is also an increasing number of males undertaking cosmetic procedures as social expectations around appearance and ageing are challenged. At the same time, the rapid expansion of this business and the incoherent, diverse approach to its regulation have given rise to concern. It has been seen as a 'Wild West'. If cosmetic procedures go wrong, such procedures give rise to real risks of harm. This book examines the historical backdrop, current practice and risks associated with cosmetic procedures. It discusses the ethical and regulatory challenges for this area. It also examines the current legal frameworks concerning people, practitioners and products in the UK. The book also draws lessons from regulatory approaches in other jurisdictions with particular reference to the United States, Brazil and France. It then sets out a legal and regulatory framework that might better protect and empower the cosmetic consumer, now and in the future. The book is likely to be of particular interest to those working in the areas of health and medical law, socio-legal studies and political science. Zusammenfassung This book examines the legal, ethical and regulatory debates surrounding the rise of the cosmetic procedures industry. Inhaltsverzeichnis TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Cosmetic Procedures: Histories, Risks and Responses Introduction Historical Background to Cosmetic Procedures and their Regulation Cosmetic Procedures: Scandals, Risks and Responses. Conclusions and Framework of the book Chapter 2: Cosmetic Procedures: Ethical Principles and Dilemmas Introduction Personal choice, autonomy and feminist ethics The culture of cosmetic procedures A matter of agency Cosmetic Procedures and a matter of Beneficence Cosmetic Procedures- a question of "do no harm" Harms and discrimination Harms: children and adults lacking mental capacity Cosmetic Procedures: a question of Justice? Conclusions Chapter 3: Theories and Models for Future Regulation Introduction Self-Regulation and Compliance mechanisms The rise of agencies Regulation responsive to risk Lessons from Current Regulatory Models from the UK Health sector. Regulatory oversight of healthcare providers: The Care Quality Commission Regulatory oversight of health professional bodies: The Professional Standards Authority. Regulatory bodies for a specific area of healthcare activity: Case study of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the Human Tissue Authority Conclusions Chapter 4: Cosmetic Procedures and the Law: Autonomy and Legality Introduction Consent to Involvement in Cosmetic Procedures and the Criminal Law Consent and the medical exception Prosecuting "Cosmetic" procedures outside "the medical exception"- the case of R v BM The Criminal Law and Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery The reality of consent to surgery and the criminal law: the case of Ian Paterson Informed Consent: Cosmetic Proce...
