Ten Rules
During the past 20 years, the author(Werner L. Mang) has performed more than 30,000
surgical procedures with the aim of improving patients’ appearance.
During this time, he has developed a professional philosophy which can
be summed up in ten rules:
1. Your conduct toward your colleagues should be characterized by
fairness. Cooperation not confrontation is the most important
thing.
2. Health takes precedence over beauty. Aesthetic surgeons, like all
other physicians, are bound by the Hippocratic Oath.
3. Genuine beauty cannot be purchased.
4. Healthy nutrition, sports, and a positive lifestyle often do more for
a person’s look than aesthetic surgery.
5. A patient should never incur debts for aesthetic surgery.
6. Patients should be given comprehensive information about the
costs and risks of the operation. Cooperation with a trained cosmetician
is a vital part of preoperative and postoperative treatment.
7. There are limits to what can be achieved by aesthetic surgery. Even
the best aesthetic surgeon has dissatisfied patients.
8. Beware of poorly trained physicians, emotionally disturbed
patients, and cranks.
9. Neither the doctor nor the patient stands to profit from longdrawn-
out litigation; the only “winners” are the lawyers.
10. A patient should never make a rash decision to undergo aesthetic
surgery. If he or she has any doubts at all, it is best to obtain a
second opinion from another surgeon before going ahead with the
surgery.
The decisive factors for the success of aesthetic surgery are the conscientious
instruction of patients, state-of-the-art surgical methods, and
professional follow-up care.
During the past 20 years, the author(Werner L. Mang) has performed more than 30,000
surgical procedures with the aim of improving patients’ appearance.
During this time, he has developed a professional philosophy which can
be summed up in ten rules:
1. Your conduct toward your colleagues should be characterized by
fairness. Cooperation not confrontation is the most important
thing.
2. Health takes precedence over beauty. Aesthetic surgeons, like all
other physicians, are bound by the Hippocratic Oath.
3. Genuine beauty cannot be purchased.
4. Healthy nutrition, sports, and a positive lifestyle often do more for
a person’s look than aesthetic surgery.
5. A patient should never incur debts for aesthetic surgery.
6. Patients should be given comprehensive information about the
costs and risks of the operation. Cooperation with a trained cosmetician
is a vital part of preoperative and postoperative treatment.
7. There are limits to what can be achieved by aesthetic surgery. Even
the best aesthetic surgeon has dissatisfied patients.
8. Beware of poorly trained physicians, emotionally disturbed
patients, and cranks.
9. Neither the doctor nor the patient stands to profit from longdrawn-
out litigation; the only “winners” are the lawyers.
10. A patient should never make a rash decision to undergo aesthetic
surgery. If he or she has any doubts at all, it is best to obtain a
second opinion from another surgeon before going ahead with the
surgery.
The decisive factors for the success of aesthetic surgery are the conscientious
instruction of patients, state-of-the-art surgical methods, and
professional follow-up care.
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