VDAEPC Guiding Principles
1.
PATIENT HEALTH AND SAFETY ARE ALWAYS OUR NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY AS PLASTIC SURGERY EXPERTS AND VDAEPC MEMBERS.
2.
WE ALWAYS OFFER PATIENTS THE BEST POSSIBLE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION, WHICH INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE EXPLANATION OF TREATMENT-ASSOCIATED RISKS AS WELL AS FEASIBLY ACHIEVABLE RESULTS.
3.
WE REFUSE TO PERFORM HIGH-RISK PROCEDURES OR COMPLY WITH ANY PATIENT REQUESTS THAT WE AS RESPONSIBLE DOCTORS CANNOT JUSTIFY.
4.
WE MAKE MEDICAL DECISIONS INDEPENDENTLY OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS.
5.
WITHIN THE FIELD OF AESTHETIC-PLASTIC SURGERY, MEMBERSHIP IN THE VDAEPC STANDS FOR EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, CUTTING-EDGE STANDARDS, AND MAXIMUM PATIENT SAFETY.
6.
AS AN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL AESTHETIC-PLASTIC SURGEONS, WE EMBODY OUR VALUES OF PATIENT SAFETY, CONTINUOUS QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND TRANSPARENCY IN ALL OF OUR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS.
7.
WE ARE OPEN TO INNOVATION AND SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO DO TOP-QUALITY WORK AT ALL TIMES, AND WE STRIVE TO CONTINUE SETTING NEW STANDARDS.