Ethics and aesthetics in injection treatments with Botox and Filler

ABSTRACT

The medical nature of esthetic treatments is confusing, as the boundaries between medicine and beauty are unclear. A person’s autonomous decision is an indicator for esthetic treatments that will improve their self-image, self-esteem and appearance to others. Robust ethical consideration is therefore necessary for the medical esthetician in each meeting with the client. This study aimed to describe medical estheticians’ perceptions of ethics and esthetics in injection treatments with Botox and Filler. The results are described in Understanding what different clients desire, Reaching a mutual understanding of expectations and possibilities and Taking responsibility for beauty.

KEYWORDS:

• Esthetic treatments
• ethics
• medical esthetician

Availability of data and material

All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.

Authors’ contributions

Both authors have equally contributed to and conducted this study. Both authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the Estetiska injektionsrådet [1].