What is Informed consent?
Informed consent is the documented process by which a client agrees to a treatment after understanding what it involves: the procedure, expected benefits, material risks, alternatives, and the chance to ask questions. In aesthetic clinics it is captured per treatment type, signed, dated, and version-pinned on the client's chart.
How it works in an aesthetic clinic
Before a first neurotoxin appointment, the client signs the consent covering technique, common effects, rare risks, and aftercare. The chart pins the exact form version signed. When the clinic updates the form text next year, the system flags returning clients to re-sign the new version, and every record can prove precisely which words each client agreed to.
Informed consent vs a good faith exam
| Informed consent | The client's documented agreement to proceed, made after understanding the treatment |
|---|---|
| A good faith exam | The provider's clinical determination that treatment is appropriate in the first place |
Why it matters for clinic operators
The consent is the first document requested in any dispute, board question, or insurance claim. Version pinning is what makes it defensible: a signature on 'the consent form' means little if nobody can show which text was signed.
On the platform: Charting & consent · Go deeper: Digital consent forms guide
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