IAGS · Scientific position article · Peer-reviewed
Trust through independence
Medical responsibility, patient autonomy and the separation of advice, treatment and outcome assessment
Relevance to Check My Treatment
The article uses Check My Treatment as an example of separating free general guidance from individual specialist assessment. It discusses independent reviews before or after treatment and the importance of clear qualification and conflict-of-interest rules. The individual reviewing physician is responsible for medical services.
Section 6.2 · Narrative evidence synthesis and analysis of medical governance models
The organisational model discussed in the article
Conceptual diagram based on IAGS draft 0.1 (30 September 2026). A, B and C are different people with separate financial interests. A and C offer the patient no subsequent elective aesthetic treatment. This is an organisational proposal, not an empirically validated causal pathway; necessary care and aftercare remain available.
Source: IAGS position article · Figure 3.
The article presents the position of the IAGS initiative. The companies are selected examples; this is not an independent provider ranking.
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