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Cosmetic Injectables No Contest or Party

U.S. Newswire, March, 2008

Content provided in partnership with HighBeam Research

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: Adeena Babbitt for The Physician Coalition for Injectable Safety, +1-212-921-0500, media@surgery.org

NEW YORK, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Hot lips contests and pump parties are taking on new meaning, but cosmetic injectables should never be offered or accepted as contest prizes or in a party setting, warns the Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety. There continues growing popularity and interest in injectables; improving appearance is intriguing and has allure, says Coalition leader Renato Saltz, MD, of Salt Lake City, Utah. But despite the interest, consumers must remember these are medical treatments. It is against physician codes of ethics to offer medical treatment as a prize or...

 

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