Calls for cosmetic surgery advertising ban.Summary: Patients wanting cosmetic surgery cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes, such as the improvement of the appearance of the face by removing wrinkles or reshaping the nose. are exposed to "professional greed" in an industry which is an "unregulated mess", doctors have warned. Patients wanting cosmetic surgery are exposed to "professional greed" in an industry which is an "unregulated mess", leading doctors have warned. Nigel Mercer, president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said demand for cosmetic procedures has increased dramatically over the last 20 years, creating a "perfect storm" in the cosmetic surgery market. He called for the advertising and selling of procedures to be banned and urged doctors to impose more regulation to avoid the "grave danger Grave Danger is the name of the last two episodes in the of the popular American crime drama , which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. This two parter was directed by Quentin Tarantino and was aired on May 19, 2005. of biting the hand that feeds us". Writing in Clinical Risk, the journal of the Royal Society of Medicine The Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (JRSM) is one of the UK’s leading medical, peer-reviewed journals. JRSM is the flagship journal of the Royal Society of Medicine but has full editorial independence. , Mr Mercer said: "It seems as if the doctor's first duty to protect their patients has been forgotten by many in the cosmetic surgery market." He suggested a Europe-wide ban on advertising all cosmetic surgical procedures Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Splene-" means spleen. , including on search engines, and added: "The cosmetic surgery industry should not sell procedures directly to patients." He was joined by more than half a dozen other doctors who wrote about how safety and standards could be improved in the industry. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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