{"id":683,"date":"2011-02-03T10:25:22","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T10:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/?p=683"},"modified":"2011-02-03T10:25:22","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T10:25:22","slug":"cosmetic-surgeons-accused-of-unnecessary-operations-9548","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/cosmetic-surgeons-accused-of-unnecessary-operations-9548\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosmetic Surgeons Accused of Unnecessary Operations-9548"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are reports that a number of plastic surgeons are offering inducements to potential clients, many of whom do not need help.<\/p>\n

The companies involved are alleged to have been offering interest-free loans and loyalty cards in order to persuade people go under the knife.<\/p>\n

One particular firm was singled out. Some of its advertising literature said: “If you’ve been thinking about cosmetic surgery<\/a>, make it your new year’s resolution at…\u201d It then goes on to offer a 12 month interest-free loan to anyone who decides to book an appointment before the end of June. They also issue a credit type card that allows patients to spend up \u00a320,000 on medical treatment at very low interest rates compared to traditional cards issued by banks and stores..<\/p>\n

While this in itself is not worrying, the authorities believe that it is designed to influence people to have cosmetic surgery unnecessarily.<\/p>\n

Fazel Fatah who is president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) wants the Government to step in and start regulating these practices. He told reporters: “It’s necessary for the government to step in and regulate the way cosmetic surgery is advertised.<\/p>\n

“Companies see cosmetic surgery as a market to be exploited and gimmicks like ‘recommend a friend’ are stooping to the tactics of double-glazing salesmen. They’re recruiting patients as agents to sell the treatments for a commission to friends who might never before have considered surgery.”<\/p>\n

Answering this charge a spokesperson for the company said: “We are very careful about our marketing because we don’t want people to rush into surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n

However Fazel Fatah believes such inducements should be banned. He said: “Cosmetic surgery can work wonders on the right patient at the right time, but loans and credit cards can never be justified as an inducement.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are reports that a number of plastic surgeons are offering inducements to potential clients, many of whom do not need help. The companies involved are alleged to have been offering interest-free loans and loyalty cards in order to persuade people go under the knife. One particular firm was singled out. Some of its advertising […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":888008809,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[458,459,457],"class_list":["post-683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cosmetic-surgery","tag-cosmestic-surgery","tag-incentives","tag-loyalty-cards"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t