[Human vulnerability under cosmetic surgery. A bioethic analysis].

Area of Science:

• Bioethics
• Sociology
• Medical Ethics

Context:

• Cosmetic surgery is increasingly viewed as a facet of health empowerment.
• The body is commercialized, serving as a repository for beauty standards.
• Mexico ranks fifth globally in cosmetic surgery procedures.

Purpose:

• To analyze the ethical dimensions of cosmetic surgery.
• To investigate the influence of social coercion and psychological factors on individuals seeking physical changes.
• To examine the concept of vulnerability in relation to aesthetic interventions.

Summary:

• Aesthetic surgical interventions pose risks to healthy individuals.
• Ethical analyses often focus on freedom, autonomy, and distributive justice.
• This work argues that individuals pursuing cosmetic surgery succumb to social pressures and psychological distress.

Impact:

• Raises critical questions about the motivations behind cosmetic surgery.
• Highlights the vulnerability of individuals in the context of societal beauty standards.
• Contributes to the bioethical discourse on health, autonomy, and risk in aesthetic medicine.