The number of patients shifting to cosmetic surgery
treatments and non-surgical ones in the U.K has grown to a greater extent in
recent years. They now have to pay more money than before on rising varieties
of surgical or non-surgical beauty and cosmetic treatments.
In an attempt to get more and more beautiful appearance and
figure, a total of 43,174 cosmetic surgical treatments were performed in 2012
in accordance with a study by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic
Surgeons (BAAPS). On the other hand, seeing that number of cosmetic surgical claims
is a change resulting in an increase, in an unfortunate way; therefore do the
suffered ones of complicated conditions requiring secondary surgery.
These assessments only show surgical treatments and do not
show the big rise in complicated cases with non-surgical “teatime” plastic
treatments, for instance injectable Botox fillers that are taken by injection
to full up lips and other facial skin parts.
Supposed “non-invasive beauty treatments” are regulated a
little bit and there is not any quick fix if something fail and a patient can
be remained without assistance. At this moment in time, any person can apply
filler’s injection to a patient’s face after getting a training of just a few
days, without any health care education or the requirements to get registered
with a local medical body.
If any sort of cosmetic treatment fails, the physical
results on a patient can be sharply critical and in certain cases contribute to
serious psychological results, in addition to the financial burden of secondary
surgery.
In accordance with a consultant plastic surgeon;
“Non-surgical methods does not imply that there is not medical care taken
into consideration. Treatment with injectable fillers has clear advantages
but risks as well – it is not only about who can use an injection but who will
have the expertise to handle any possible complicated situations”.
Non-qualified people applying filler’s injections in the
wrong way, poor patient choice and insufficient regulations (allowing
unconfirmed products to be applied in the UK ) are a few of the key reasons
why complicated situations can occur.
A latest assessment of BAAPS members disclosed a shocking
figure: 69% of professional doctors found patients with complicated situations
from temporary injectable fillers and about half (48%) of them found issues
with short or long-term fillers. From these patients who experienced issues
with long-term products, more than 8 of ten (85%) needed secondary treatment or
were looked inoperable because of the injury caused.
Just after the latest disgraceful event in which 50,000
British women got poor quality PIP breast implants made of industrial type
filler used in beds, a survey directed by NHS Medical Director about the
rulings of the cosmetic surgery was accredited.
The survey revealed that, there were just about not any rulings for
non-surgical beauty treatments. He said more; "When you have a cheek
implant, a calf implant or injectable filler, you have no more protection
under regulation here than you have for other household products".
