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Medicolegal Issues (Documentation/Informed Consent)

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The number of elective laser and light procedures continues to grow eliciting a host of medicolegal issues. Informed consent involves a meeting of the minds as a result of a discussion between the provider and the patient. The risks, benefits and alternatives of a procedure should be disclosed to a patient and is paramount to an informed consent.Unique patient and physician concerns regarding the laser procedure should be documented.The informed consent process might benefit from supplementary modes of communication such as patient questionnaires to improve retention rates.Most laser procedures require for lasers individualized informed consents.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA

    Abel Torres

  2. Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA

    Tejas Desai (Associate Professor Clinical Dermatology) & William Kirby (Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology)

  3. Texas College of Osteopatic Medicine, University of North Texas, Ft Worth, TX, USA

    Tejas Desai (Associate Professor Clinical Dermatology)

  4. University of North Texas/TCOM, Ft Worth, TX, USA

    Alpesh Desai (Program Director for South Texas Dermatology Residency Program)

  5. Division of Dermatology, Nova Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA

    William Kirby (Clinical Assistant Professor)

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  1. Miller School of Medicine, Dept. Dermatology, University of Miami, NW. 10th Ave. 1600, Miami, 33136, Florida, USA

    Keyvan Nouri

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Torres, A., Desai, T., Desai, T., Desai, A., Kirby, W., Kirby, W. (2011). Medicolegal Issues (Documentation/Informed Consent). In: Nouri, K. (eds) Lasers in Dermatology and Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-281-0_31

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