Elective scarification and the limits of surgical provision

Plastic surgeons are trained to minimise scars rather than to create them as ends in themselves.

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JME Practical Bioethics
Published
2026-04-01
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https://doi.org/10.1136/jmepb-2026-000161
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Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
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Elective scarification and the limits of surgical provision

Charbel Saad
JME Practical Bioethics
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
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Elective scarification and the limits of surgical provision

Charbel Saad
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Abstract

Plastic surgeons are trained to minimise scars rather than to create them as ends in themselves.

JME Practical BioethicsVol. 2(2)
Johns Hopkins University (US)
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Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
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