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Ethics for AI in Plastic Surgery: Guidelines and Review
Nitzan Kenig1, Javier Monton Echeverria2, Carlos Rubi3
1Instituto Rubi, Cami dels Reis, 308, 07010, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. nitzan.kenig@gmail.com.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
|March 8, 2024
Summary
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers significant advancements in plastic surgery. However, ethical challenges regarding AI use, including disclosure and bias, require clear guidelines for safe implementation.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ethics
- Plastic Surgery
- Artificial Intelligence
Background:
- Artificial intelligence (AI) presents transformative potential for plastic surgery, exceeding human experience limitations.
- AI's continuous learning and vast data access promise enhanced medical capabilities.
- Increasing AI integration necessitates addressing critical ethical considerations in plastic surgery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review ethical challenges associated with AI in plastic surgery.
- To propose guidelines for the responsible application of AI in this field.
Main Methods:
- Literature review on ethical issues of AI in plastic surgery.
- Development of proposed guidelines for AI implementation.
Main Results:
- Key ethical challenges identified: AI disclosure, decision validation, data privacy, informed consent, bias, model transparency, liability, and regulation.
- Lack of consensus on ethical AI use in plastic surgery.
Conclusions:
- Guidelines are essential for the safe and ethical integration of AI in plastic surgery.
- Standardized ethical frameworks are needed across medical disciplines for AI adoption.
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