As long as the guardian agrees, minors can have plastic surgery? According to Liu Xin, director of the Center for Medical Law and Ethics of China University of Political Science and Law, this approach is too simple. He pointed out that on the issue of cosmetic surgery, we should be alert to the abuse of custody. The purpose of guardianship is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of minors, and the advantages and disadvantages need to be fully considered. Plastic surgery and other behaviors that directly affect the personal safety of children, it is debatable to simply sign the guardian's power of attorney.
In practical work, Cassie Wang found that many parents were easily persuaded by their children, and some even ignored the doctor's advice and stood by their children.
This also gives some institutions an opportunity. According to the provisions of the Civil Law, minors over the age of 16 whose main source of livelihood is their own labor income are regarded as persons with full capacity for civil conduct. Cassie Wang revealed that some institutions take this opportunity to "edge the ball", and as long as 16 years old or older, even without the consent of the guardian, they will also perform cosmetic surgery on their children. Some private studios with questionable qualifications are open to everyone, no matter how old the children are, it is even more difficult to ensure safety.
According to the White Paper on Insights into the Medical Beauty Industry in China in 2020 released by iResearch, the black products in the medical beauty plastic surgery industry in China are still rampant, and more than 80,000 shops in the domestic life beauty industry illegally carry out medical beauty projects. According to the statistics of China Plastic Surgery Association, there were at least 654.38+million illegal medical practitioners in 20 19 years. In 20 19, a video advertisement of cosmetic surgery institutions called "Let's repair our looks with skills, why do you talk too much?" became popular on the Internet, giving many young people who want to have cosmetic surgery but are hesitant "courage". However, shortly before the advertisement was released, a female college student aged 19 died unexpectedly while undergoing rhinoplasty at Limeikang Surgical Hospital in Guizhou.
"The risk of cosmetic surgery is great, especially for minors who are not mature physically and psychologically." Wang Jiajuan, a deputy to the National People's Congress and a teacher in Liaoyang No.1 Middle School, Liaoning Province, has been paying attention to cosmetic surgery for minors for many years. She believes that the law should make clear the red line that minors are not allowed to have cosmetic surgery, and suggest adding corresponding regulations when amending the Law on the Protection of Minors, strictly restricting cosmetic surgery for minors, and severely punishing parents and medical beauty institutions that violate the regulations.