And if this isn’t solely in this area choice, should this be addressed by professional organizations, like the AMA, or is there a role for government in oversight of medically unnecessary procedures?
Tera,
Brilliant questions.
Various forms of body modification, such as piercings, are not performed by medical professionals (in the vast majority of suitcases), so do not involve the same ethical responsibilities.
Reconstructive (burn victims, amputees, mastectomy patients) procedures are standardly distinguished by medical professionals, from procedures which are not addressed to correcting the effects of an accident or surgical procedure.
That should have said, "distinguished by medical ETHICISTS"
Rebel F,
Fantastic answer.
One point even if. The "jelq" and similar techniques have never been tested for medical efficacy and are likely bogus (and claims for their past origins are demonstrably fake) and they can be perilous, contributing to subdermal hematoma and to Peyronie’s disease, according to urologists.
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