How to Regulate a Practice: The Case of Cosmetic Surgery
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TL;DR
A clear understanding of the goal of the practice is indispensable for knowing what criteria the regulation must contain, and the regulation of any practice must include both general rules and particular instances.
Abstract
How should a practice, subservient to a public good, be regulated in order to guarantee fair access without encouraging improper claims? In the first place, a clear understanding of the goal of the practice is indispensable for knowing what criteria the regulation must contain. As to the purely formal aspect, the regulation of any practice must include both general rules and particular instances. Finally, to resolve conflicts, committees in which different kinds of expertise are represented should be installed. These three theses are illustrated by the Dutch regulation for cosmetic surgery.