Consumer Saftey

There has been tremendous controversy over the last few years on the necessary qualifications for those actually injecting cosmetic treatments such as Botox and fillers. There is even a national committee comprising of specialists who have put out guidelines to advise and protect the consumer with regard to this issue, Physician Coalition for Injectable Safety(www.injectablesafety.org). Over the last few weeks I have met patients who have recounted their experiences with cosmetic injections that are tantamount to malpractice such as not disinfecting the skin before the procedure, I actually had one patient be annoyed that I was removing her makeup while disinfecting her skin because she did not have any makeup in her handbag to reapply it and she has never had to do this before with other injectors. Have you ever had blood drawn and the phlebotomist didn't clean your skin prior to the procedure? These cosmetic injections are applying materials that last months in the skin and sterility is required. The universal recommendation is if your provider is not following the basic medical standards of care, respectfully decline the treatment and LEAVE!