COSMETIC SURGERY IN THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE: IS STATE REGULATION IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY? D ARLENE G HAVIMI* In fact, hot dog vendors on the street are more regulated than office surgeons. At least their carts have to be inspected to see if they are meeting public safety cod es.1 Surgery in an outpatient setting has grown enormously over the last several decades. 2 Convenience, improved technology, and advanced techniques have made surgery outside the hospital a feasible and less costly alternative…
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