Scientific Rigor and Medical Ethics Manifesto: Dr. García Ceballos
At MMG Plastic Surgery, under the medical direction of Dr. García Ceballos, plastic surgery is rigorously practiced as a personalized medical act, based on scientific evidence and completely detached from mass consumer commercial dynamics.
Our professional practice at the clinic is firmly governed by a series of clinical and bioethical principles, and respect for patient dignity, which are detailed below:
Table of Contents
- 1. Protection against vulnerability and safeguarding honor
- 2. Patient autonomy and shared decision-making
- 3. Independence between economic cost and biological outcome
- 4. Absolute privacy and confidentiality at MMG
- 5. Recognition of biological variability
- 6. Individualized diagnosis, not from a catalog
- 7. Transparency in the surgical medical act
1. Protection against vulnerability and safeguarding honor
Dr. García Ceballos recognizes the intrinsic asymmetry in the doctor-patient relationship and the vulnerable position of the individual before the professional. Those who come to MMG Plastic Surgery place significant trust in our judgment. It is our deontological duty to protect their integrity, honor, and privacy, safeguarding their rights even beyond what the patient themselves may be aware of at a given moment.
2. Patient autonomy and shared decision-making
Our work involves offering and explaining in detail the different therapeutic options available, ensuring that the patient understands the real implications, risks, and scope of each alternative. We provide the necessary informational tools so that the individual, actively and consciously, makes decisions about their future and the modifications they wish to make to their body.
3. Independence between economic cost and biological outcome
The economic cost of an intervention does not presuppose or constitute a guarantee of outcome. The biological response of the body does not depend on the financial resources invested in the treatment. At MMG Plastic Surgery, medical fees and surgical act costs finance the surgeon's training, clinical experience, in-hospital safety standards, and the rigor of postoperative care. All of this is arranged to provide the safest and most optimal scenario possible, while always respecting the unyielding limits of each person's biological nature.
4. Absolute privacy and confidentiality at MMG
The surgical process and a patient's recovery strictly belong to their intimate sphere. This practice does not use, display, or disseminate images of the bodies of individuals treated in our public channels, regardless of formal consent. For Dr. García Ceballos, confidentiality is not a negotiable option, but a moral obligation to prevent the commercialization of patient privacy.
5. Recognition of biological variability
Medicine and surgery do not produce standardized results. Factors such as bone structure, skin tone and elasticity, vascularization, and the genetics of scarring are specific to each individual. Showing "before and after" photographs of third parties as a projection of results is a methodological bias that leads to false expectations. A surgical outcome depends on complex biological variables that are not replicable from one body to another.
6. Individualized diagnosis, not from a catalog
Surgical planning at MMG is performed exclusively on the anatomy of the evaluated individual. External visual catalogs are not used to define the objectives of an intervention. Instead, clinical analysis and simulation tools are applied internally and privately to the patient's own structure, seeking anatomical suitability and the appropriate technical rigor for their case.
7. Transparency in the surgical medical act
Every surgical intervention involves risks and limitations that must be clearly understood. Dr. García Ceballos's relationship with his patients is based on the transparent disclosure of these factors, as well as the necessary postoperative guidelines for recovery. Medical judgment and patient safety always prevail over any biologically unviable expectation.