Botox served in malls

Wednesday December 20, 2006 ins: Facial Cosmetic Surgery Tag(s):

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Cosmetic surgery services have already been distributed to people in ways experts would not have expected possible, and most probably, wouldn’t approve of. There is now what we call medical spas that deliver cosmetic surgery services to people from all walks of life in places that many people would normally go to in order to shop, eat, and relax. Yes, a place everyone loves, the mall.

Lansing State Journal has this to say:

Medical spas are booming. The number in the United States has jumped from 50 in 2002, when Botox injections won federal approval, to about 2,500 this year, according to the International Medical Spa Association. Such spas offer minimally invasive cosmetic procedures like Botox, which relaxes facial muscles to make lines fade, and fillers like Restylane, which add volume.
Some "cosmedical" clinics don't require practitioners to be plastic surgeons or dermatologists. Those who specialize in the field say involvement by a plastic surgeon or dermatologist ensures safety.

While this piece of news has its own benefits such as accessibility and affordability to people who aren’t normally reached by cosmetic surgery, experts are likely to be concerned about the quality of the services that are rendered to consumers. Since these clinics don’t require their practitioners to be plastic surgeons or dermatologists, who are by the way better trained to perform such procedures, there is a high possibility that risks and complications will occur and patients could end up losing a lot in the process.

It is better for patients to really go to professionals who are specially trained to do the procedures that they want to undergo in order to prevent bad things from happening. Since much of the loss reside on the side of the patients, they should be responsible enough to weigh things out before they make decisions.

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