Sunday, April 1, 2012

Facial fillers are licenced only as devices, not drugs. So while they carry the CE mark, this means they meet standards of production, not efficacy or safety. As such, over 100 fillers are available in the UK. In the US, where cosmetic fillers need approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), fewer than a dozen have it. Like Botox, you don't have to be a doctor to administer them. "Until fillers are properly regulated, only go to a surgeon you've researched, who has experience with the filler you're interested in." says Soldin. 

A designer handbag may be for life, but surgery isn't. "Anyone who has plastic surgery needs to understand they're likely to need further operations in their lifetime," says BAPRAS member Mark Soldin. 

Breasts "At some point, you're going to have to get your implants taken out and replaced," says Soldin. Sure, they may last ten, 15, even 20 years, but they may also become problematic within a much shorter time. "Implants sometimes rupture, meaning the fluid within them (silicone or saline) leaks out into surrounding tissue, " says Soldin. 

Body Contouring Timing is everything, "There's no point having a tummy tuck, breast uplift or liposuction and then going ton to have children," says Soldin. "Pregnancy will undo all the work."