Aesthetic Medicine News Roundup

News Roundup

One in three under the age of 30 would be inspired by ‘influencers’ for their aesthetic medicine treatments
Half of those under 30 years of age would undergo cosmetic treatments to improve their physical appearance and avoid the signs of aging, looking, in 33 percent of cases, on ‘influencers’ or public figures when obtaining references , as pointed out by the data from the latest study conducted by Top Doctors.com.

Australia: Cosmetic surgery industry back under the knife
The regulation of cosmetic surgery has not kept pace with the huge growth of the industry. The largely unregulated advertising practices of cosmetic surgery clinics leave patients at risk of making ill-informed decisions.

The Art of Botox
How facial muscle paralysis insinuated itself into our emotional and creative lives.

Doctor accused of giving anti-vaxxers fake Covid vaccines and exemptions heckles officers as his surgery is raided and crates of patient files taken
A doctor accused of faking Covid vaccine records for anti-vaxxers has been raided by health authorities and his medical documents seized.

Hugel, Pharma shares crash upon losing marketing license on botox products
Shares of Kosdaq-trading Hugel and Pharma Research Bio crashed Thursday after the Korean drug authority announced it was revoking their license in six botulinum toxin products for violating certification and shipping regulations.

Plastic surgery has become entertainment. Here’s why it’s worrying.
Scroll through social media and you’ll find yourself sitting front-row in an operating room, watching a surgeon make incisions on a body. There’s blood. Implants. Discarded fat. The hum drum of music in the background.

China Classifies Medical Beauty Industry Advertising as Medical Advertising
The medical beauty industry in China covers both surgical and non-surgical procedures and is the target of new regulations to crack down on misleading advertising and illegal practices. The state market regulator has also now categorized medical beauty advertisements as equivalent to medical advertising.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defends allowing cosmetic botox visits in Auckland but not haircuts
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is fine with cosmetic botox appointments going ahead in Auckland, but not haircuts, because it’s “impossible to physically distance”.

Auckland Botox services open as hairdressers stay closed
As Aucklanders watch the vaccination rate tick up towards easing restrictions, jabs of another kind are also on offer in the locked down city: Botox.