Botox Treatment Offered by Catalogue

Plastic surgeons have raised concerns following a catalogue’s decision to offer botox treatments to its customers. Grattan, a UK clothing catalogue, has offered customers a range of non-surgical procedures, such as Botox, from Transform Cosmetic Surgery.

The move has prompted the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAP) to raise concerns that “off-the-shelf” undermined the seriousness of the procedures. However, Transform responded by saying that consumers received a consultation and were fully informed before undergoing any procedure.
Botox is a highly purified and much diluted form of the botulism bacterium which paralyses the muscles. It has been widely used in the cosmetic surgery world to smooth out wrinkles. The Grattan catalogue is offering botox alongside lip enhancement and skin peels, and allows its customers to pay in instalments for any treatments.
BAAP had advised members of the public not to buy non-surgical cosmetic procedures in this way with BAAPS president Douglas McGeorge saying: “I’m surprised that any cosmetic surgery company claiming to provide quality of care would choose to market through a clothing catalogue. It is essential the public understand that aesthetic procedures, even if they are non-surgical, are not commodities to buy off-the-shelf and cannot later be exchanged for a different style […]

Full Article At: KnowHow-Now.com Articles

Bookmark to: