ReviewCureus2026
The Responsibility to Transform: Ethics and Training in Plastic Surgery.
Review in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Plastic surgery occupies a distinctive ethical space in medicine, where interventions alter appearance, identity, and social meaning. Yet surgical training has traditionally emphasized technical skill while leaving the cultural and moral dimensions of transformation insufficiently explored. This narrative review examines the ethical foundations of aesthetic and reconstructive practice and the pressures that shape surgical judgment, including the hidden curriculum, globalized beauty ideals, and gendered dynamics in training environments. These forces narrow patient autonomy and normalize aesthetic templates that may obscure individual identity. We propose a concise framework for ethical training that links technical safety with reflective practice and positions the patient's narrative at the center of decision-making. Ethical formation strengthens, rather than competes with, surgical excellence by fostering discernment, cultural awareness, and respect for individuality. The responsibility to transform applies not only to patients but to the surgeons whose professional identity is shaped through training.
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