Parental Opinions About Facial Plastic Surgery for Individuals with Down Syndrome
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2003
Abstract
Facial plastic surgery is an intervention that some have proposed to improve the physical functioning, appearance, and social acceptance of individuals with Down syndrome. Our purpose in this study was to examine the opinions of parents of children with Down syndrome about this practice. Two hundred and fifty parents responded with usable surveys and were generally familiar with the practice, yet the majority of respondents did not support the surgery. The literature on this topic is reviewed, and related issues are discussed.
DOI
10.1352/0047-6765(2003)0412.0.CO;2
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Goeke, Jennifer; Kassow, Danielle; May, Deborah; and Kundert, Deborah, "Parental Opinions About Facial Plastic Surgery for Individuals with Down Syndrome" (2003). Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works. 97.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/teaching-learning-facpubs/97