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Cosmetic surgery for people with learning disabilities: considerations for adult protection practice

Cosmetic surgery for people with learning disabilities: considerations for adult protection practice This paper explores the ethical issues surrounding the use of cosmetic surgery for and by people with learning disabilities. Although such interventions are less common in Britain than in the US, there is a growing interest in the use of cosmetic surgery to correct perceived defects in appearance and speech impairment. However, the assumed potential of cosmetic surgery brings adult protection concerns into stark relief. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Adult Protection Emerald Publishing

Cosmetic surgery for people with learning disabilities: considerations for adult protection practice

Paul Cambridge
The Journal of Adult Protection , Volume 4 (2): 12 – May 1, 2002
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 2002 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
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1466-8203
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10.1108/14668203200200011
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Abstract

This paper explores the ethical issues surrounding the use of cosmetic surgery for and by people with learning disabilities. Although such interventions are less common in Britain than in the US, there is a growing interest in the use of cosmetic surgery to correct perceived defects in appearance and speech impairment. However, the assumed potential of cosmetic surgery brings adult protection concerns into stark relief.

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The Journal of Adult Protection – Emerald Publishing

Published: May 1, 2002

Keywords: Learning disability; Cosmetic surgery; Informed consent; Politics of disability; Guidelines for practice

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