http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk Beauty is Skin Deep Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:21:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2012/02/22/more-men-are-enduring-jabs-and-cuts-to-look-younger/ http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2012/02/22/more-men-are-enduring-jabs-and-cuts-to-look-younger/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:21:08 +0000 Skin Deep http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/?p=1108
But the picture in my attic is hideous
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 of Botox, ...]]> http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2012/02/22/more-men-are-enduring-jabs-and-cuts-to-look-younger/feed/ 0 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/11/15/tax-would-cause-more-harm-than-good-say-critics/ http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/11/15/tax-would-cause-more-harm-than-good-say-critics/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:06:36 +0000 Skin Deep http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/?p=1014
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 ...]]> http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/11/15/tax-would-cause-more-harm-than-good-say-critics/feed/ 0 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/11/10/the-magic-of-the-cannula/ http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/11/10/the-magic-of-the-cannula/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:45:37 +0000 Skin Deep http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/?p=1007 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/11/10/the-magic-of-the-cannula/feed/ 0 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/10/31/academy-of-cosmetic-training-bows-out-of-non-medic-botox-training/ http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/10/31/academy-of-cosmetic-training-bows-out-of-non-medic-botox-training/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:09:12 +0000 Skin Deep http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/?p=996 The company proudly explained on their website at the time that ‘even those without prior knowledge are able to administer these injections after undertaking a Botox® or dermal filler training course’ which they were now offering.
All you needed to attend one of their courses was ...]]> http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/10/31/academy-of-cosmetic-training-bows-out-of-non-medic-botox-training/feed/ 0 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/10/31/would-you-allow-a-non-medical-person-to-inject-you-i-know-i-wouldnt/ http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/10/31/would-you-allow-a-non-medical-person-to-inject-you-i-know-i-wouldnt/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:05:39 +0000 Skin Deep http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/?p=988 This is why I find it very strange that aesthetic practitioners are outraged that non-medical people are performing aesthetic treatments, and yet I have come across aesthetic practitioners who have allowed a non-medical person (in this ...]]> http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/10/31/would-you-allow-a-non-medical-person-to-inject-you-i-know-i-wouldnt/feed/ 0 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/09/09/botox-to-prevent-wrinkles-sense-or-nonsense/ http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/09/09/botox-to-prevent-wrinkles-sense-or-nonsense/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:11:37 +0000 Skin Deep http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/?p=975 The issue of performing anti-ageing aesthetic treatments on younger patients tends to crop up time and again as young people do ...]]> http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/09/09/botox-to-prevent-wrinkles-sense-or-nonsense/feed/ 0 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/09/09/merz-aesthetics-announce-fda-approval-of-xeomin-for-cosmetic-use-in-the-states/ http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/09/09/merz-aesthetics-announce-fda-approval-of-xeomin-for-cosmetic-use-in-the-states/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:06:10 +0000 Skin Deep http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/?p=966 In the UK, the cosmetic application of Xeomin is known as Bocouture, which is indicated for the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe vertical lines between the eyebrows ...]]> http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/09/09/merz-aesthetics-announce-fda-approval-of-xeomin-for-cosmetic-use-in-the-states/feed/ 0 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/07/28/experts-say-nhs-should-prescribe-botox-for-migraines/ http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/07/28/experts-say-nhs-should-prescribe-botox-for-migraines/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:10:34 +0000 Skin Deep http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/?p=941 Charities and neurologists who treat the condition say the injections, which are normally used as a cosmetic treatment to “freeze” the muscles in the forehead, and slow the progression of wrinkles, can help people who suffer from chronic attacks.
The Migraine Trust and British Association for the Study of Headache (BASH) have concluded that the controversial therapy should be offered free to thousands of people who suffer from such headaches. Although Botox (Botulinum Toxin type A) was licensed in ...]]> http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/07/28/experts-say-nhs-should-prescribe-botox-for-migraines/feed/ 0 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/07/20/peter-andre-has-confessed-he-is-contemplating-getting-botox-treatment-again-because-he-is-unhappy-with-his-wrinkles-2/ http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/07/20/peter-andre-has-confessed-he-is-contemplating-getting-botox-treatment-again-because-he-is-unhappy-with-his-wrinkles-2/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:27:11 +0000 Skin Deep http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/?p=932 The 38-year-old singer told Now magazine: “I can’t say I’m not vain because there are too many people who know me! I look after myself. I usually work out an hour ...]]> http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/07/20/peter-andre-has-confessed-he-is-contemplating-getting-botox-treatment-again-because-he-is-unhappy-with-his-wrinkles-2/feed/ 0 http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/07/15/study-finds-botox-alternative-better-at-smoothing-crows-feet/ http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/07/15/study-finds-botox-alternative-better-at-smoothing-crows-feet/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:50:09 +0000 Skin Deep http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/?p=906 “One month after treatment, on a two-to-one preference basis, patients picked Dysport over the Botox in terms of wrinkle improvement,” said study co-author Dr. Corey S. Maas, an associate clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, as well as ...]]> http://www.skindeepmedical.co.uk/2011/07/15/study-finds-botox-alternative-better-at-smoothing-crows-feet/feed/ 0