TOP 100 COSMETIC SITES
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| Physicians Coalition For Injectable Safety Warns Consumers About Cosmetic Injection Discounts Bargains on consumer goods and services may be designed to encourage spending in tough economic times, however when related to cosmetic injections like Restylane, Juvederm or Botox, the multi-specialty Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety warns that discounts raise a red flag. medicalnewstoday.com |
Wrinkles Disappear, as Does a Company The company behind ArteFill, a permanent injectable substance used to fill creases around the mouth, is exploring bankruptcy. nytimes.com |
Cosmetic Surgery Patients At More Risk Than Ever A special edition of the journal, Clinical Risk, published by the Royal Society of Medicine, looks at how the combination of an under-regulated market, "professional greed", increased marketing and overwhelming media hype have created a "perfect storm" that threatens patients and practitioners alike. The journal's editor argues that cosmetic surgery patients in the UK are at more risk than ever before. medicalnewstoday.com |
Plastic Surgeons Cry Foul Over Senate Health Bill's Cosmetic Surgery Tax Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz writes about the so-called "botax." "If you're considering Botox to erase frown lines or liposuction to get rid of love handles, you might want to move fast. ... The $848 billion health care bill unveiled Wednesday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., includes a 5 percent tax on cosmetic procedures and surgeries" (11/19). medicalnewstoday.com |
Senate Staff Raise Idea Of Taxing Indoor Tanning Salons Roll Call: "The concept of an excise tax on tanning services, which could include salon walk-ins or tanning beds and sunlamps sold for residential use, was floated in a weekend Senate staff meeting on the health bill. Officials described the idea as preliminary and not being seriously considered at this time... medicalnewstoday.com |