From lunchtime laser treatment to beauty salon Botox, the cosmetic surgery and beauty industry has become more available in the last decade. This beauty boom came at a price, however. With a number of women experiencing faulty breast implants and lip fillers, the industry is incurring more compensation claims than clients.

1. Advocating Better Cosmetic Surgery
and Beauty Treatment Regulations
From lunchtime laser treatment to beauty salon Botox, the cosmetic surgery and beauty industry
has become more available in the last decade. This beauty boom came at a price, however. With a
number of women experiencing faulty breast implants and lip fillers, the industry is incurring more
compensation claims than clients.
Common Causes of Cosmetic Surgery and Beauty Claims
Cosmetic surgery and beauty claims may be due to either non-invasive or surgical procedures.
Non-Invasive Procedures
Beauty treatments are widely available in the UK. Many women and an increasing number of men
visit beauty salons regularly to treat themselves to different instant pick-me-ups. These include
Botox injection, lip filling, waxing, laser hair removal, brow shaping, eyelash extension, and even
false nails.
Even though these procedures are non-invasive and often harmless,
they may sometimes go wrong and result in injuries. The common
reasons clients file claims include:
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Hair dye allergies
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Waxing burns
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Laser hair removal scars
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Botox
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Lip fillers

2. Surgical Procedures
With its popularity increasing each year, cosmetic surgery is growing
rapidly. Nearly half a million people in the UK have plastic surgery
procedure done each year. With the rise in numbers, however, comes
a rise in compensation claims.
People carrying out cosmetic procedures have a duty of care to their
patients. If they fall below the expected standard of care, the
patients are then entitled to compensation for their injuries.
The common reasons patients file claims include:
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Disfigurement
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Infection
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Scarring
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Implants
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Dermal fillers
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Face lifts
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Liposuction
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Rhinoplasty or nose job
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Eyelid surgery
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Eye correction laser surgery
Present Preventions against Cosmetic Surgery and Beauty Procedures
The cosmetic surgery and beauty industry is fighting back with
demands for better practice and more realistic approach to the
procedures. Now, it wants trained doctors, nurses, and dentists
only to provide non-surgical cosmetic treatments, like Botox. It
wants to put an end to “Botox parties” and injections from
beauticians with no medical training. It also wants surgeons to be
more realistic about what they can achieve. As such, surgeons must
not tell their patients that they can make them look like their
favourite celebrities.
With treatments having more risky results, people should be more
realistic about what they want to look like. They should also be
more aware of who they entrust with the needle or knife that enters their bodies.

3. Sources:
http://securelaw.co.uk/
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/10304697.Plastic_surgeon_demands_end_to__c
owboy__practitioners/
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/cosmetic-surgeons-demand-end-tocowboy-1562537