The need for assessment of temporary aesthetic damage in the brazilian civil scope

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The valuation of aesthetic damage is a difficult procedure that requires great skill from medical examiners, since victims may have gone through a period of psychological suffering that needs to be considered even if he/she does not present scars or permanent damage at the time of the evaluation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A literature review on the subject was conducted based on international bibliographies related to the subject. RESULT: It was observed that there is a gap in the Brazilian literature on temporary aesthetic damage. DISCUSSION: The aim of this study was to address the temporary aesthetic damage and the debate on its characterization and valuation for due financial compensation in Brazilian literature. Thus, this type of damage, in most cases, is underestimated and is not considered at the time of assessment. CONCLUSION: The assessment of temporary aesthetic damage can include the psychological suffering of the victim; its valuation will be expressed through a quantitative scale of seven degrees of increasing severity (1/7 to 7/7 – Thierry and Nicourt Method) following the example of what happens with permanent aesthetic damage. The characterization of the temporary aesthetic damage and the attribution of its valuation need adequate justification. Keywords: Temporary aesthetic damage; Civil responsibility; Repair.