| New Dental Treatments Take A Bite Out Of The Credit Crunch - British Academy Of Cosmetic Dentistry The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the not-for-profit, leading organisation for the advancement and ethical delivery of cosmetic dentistry, today unveiled results for their 2007 audit which polled over 200 practices around the country and outlines over 100,000 procedures. medicalnewstoday.com |
Which? Bid To Stop Online Botox Promotions eBay has agreed to remove illegal Botox adverts* from its popular site after Which? discovered over 240 instances of unlawful advertising of the product in just five days**. Sixteen companies and individuals were found advertising the prescription only medicine to the public, with many unaware they were breaking the law***. medicalnewstoday.com |
More News Briefs From Plastic Surgery 2009 Face and Hand Transplants - Ready to Become Mainstream Medicine? Though once inconceivable, face and hand transplants are quickly making themselves more present, both in the operating room and in the media. The world's first hand transplant was performed more than a decade ago, and the first partial-face transplant performed in the United States (and most extensive procedure to date) was completed this year. 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). Read entire story... mnt.to |
Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder The World Over Western culture is increasingly obsessed with physical appearance and beauty, but vanity is nothing new, nor is it limited to just one culture. Moreover, differences in our perception of physical beauty have an enormous impact on the fashion, cosmetics, and weight control industries, and more recently on aesthetic surgery trends... mnt.to |