ABCS Ethics, Safety, and Patient Management in Cosmetic Surgery 2

Question 1

A patient with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) requests rhinoplasty. What is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Refer the patient to a mental health professional before considering surgery

Answer

BDD is a contraindication to cosmetic surgery; patients should receive psychiatric evaluation and treatment before any surgical consideration.

Question 2

Which principle of biomedical ethics requires a surgeon to act in the patient's best interest, even when it conflicts with the patient's own wishes?

Accepted Answer

Beneficence

Answer

Beneficence obligates the physician to promote the patient's well-being, which may at times require counseling against a requested procedure.

Question 3

Under the ABCS Code of Ethics, advertising that uses before-and-after photos must:

Accepted Answer

Both A and C

Answer

Ethical advertising requires photos to be of the surgeon's own patients with informed consent AND a disclaimer that individual results vary.

Question 4

A cosmetic surgeon discovers intraoperatively that the planned procedure is insufficient to achieve the agreed result. The best course of action is to:

Accepted Answer

Complete only what was consented to and discuss modifications postoperatively

Answer

Performing only what was consented to preserves patient autonomy; material changes require new informed consent obtained preoperatively.

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of a surgical timeout (Universal Protocol) immediately before a cosmetic procedure?

Accepted Answer

To confirm patient identity, procedure, and site before incision

Answer

The Universal Protocol timeout is a patient safety checkpoint to prevent wrong-patient, wrong-site, and wrong-procedure errors.

(ABCS) American Board of Cosmetic Surgery Certification Practice Test

(ABCS) American Board of Cosmetic Surgery Certification Practice Test

ABCS Ethics, Safety, and Patient Management in Cosmetic Surgery 2