Breast augmentation (breast implants and pectoral implants) - for medical necessity criteria for breast reconstruction, see CPB 0185 - Breast Reconstructive Surgery; see also CPB 0142 - Breast Implant Removal; for medical necessity criteria for augmentation mammoplasty to treat gender dysphoria, see CPB...
Tran and Richer (2020) noted that dermatosis papulosa nigra is a benign skin lesion found most frequently on the face of patients with skin of color; and elective treatment is requested periodically. However, in view of knowledge gaps regarding aesthetic treatments for skin of color, patients can...
The IRB approved a waiver of parental permission in this study and the authors stated that risks were minimal because minors were already allowed to consent for sexually transmitted infection testing without parental permission. This example illustrates the necessity of determining ethical assessment ...