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You may have tried temporary fillers and are pleased with the results, so are you ready to try a more permanent solution to smooth wrinkles or improve the shape of your features? “Permanent” certainly sounds final, but Pittsburgh, PA, plastic surgeon James Fernau, MD, explains that while they offer long-term results, you can reverse your decision.
First, we ask Dr. Fernau to explain who might want to consider implants or permanent fillers. ...
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Four out of five European women think that it’s ‘the norm’ to spend money on aesthetic procedures like dermal fillers, botulinum toxin, and laser treatments to maintain their looks as they grow older.
These findings were revealed as part of the comprehensive study as part of the Merz Aesthetics ‘Face Value’ Beauty Report, of almost 3000 women from across France, Spain, Italy, Russia and the UK.
The report explores all aspects of the aesthetic beauty procedure market — from attitudes toward cost ...
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IN GEORGES ROMAN’S clinic in London, women queue to see a cosmetic dermatologist renowned for zapping wrinkles and smoothing brows. These days, alas, they have to share the waiting room with men. In the past few years Dr Roman has treated a succession of bankers and businessmen in London and Paris. They don’t want to look beautiful, he says, just “fresher and less worried”.
Typically, a swift shot ...
HMRC says proposals simply clarify current legislation
Government plans to introduce VAT on cosmetic surgical procedures have been blasted by the industry. The proposal, called the “boob tax”, would raise an estimated £500m per year, raising prices of procedures such as breast enlargements, facelifts, liposuction and abdominoplasties by around 20%, the current rate of VAT.
Minor procedures, such as injectables and facial peels, are subject to VAT. But cosmetic doctors performing surgery will have to register for VAT and pass the ...
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Film and TV stars are getting tax breaks for Botox injections by claiming the treatments are necessary for their work.
At least three celebrities have convinced the Inland Revenue to treat the cost of their cosmetic surgery as a legitimate business expense.
The floodgates were opened by a test case, in which a radio broadcaster told the Inland Revenue he needed his teeth straightened to work in TV.
The benefit – dubbed the “Botox bonus” – could be used by stars such as ...
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It’s bad enough watching as your face gains crags and crevices over the years.
But now scientists have warned women with wrinklier skin are more likely to have brittle bones.
The condition would raise their odds of suffering from osteoporosis and painful, hard-to-heal breaks and fractures as they age.
But there is some good ...
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