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Journal of Independent Aesthetic Governance

Independent scholarship on patient safety, accountable institutions, and the standards that shape aesthetic medicine.

JIAG, Volume 1 (2026). Cover article: Trust through independence. Three separate glass and stone planes represent independent governance.

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Trust through independence

Medical responsibility, patient autonomy and the separation of advice, treatment and outcome assessment

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