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| Crackdown on backstreet Botox clinics
A WELSH skin specialist has welcomed a crackdown on beauty clinics after evidence emerged that patients are being disfigured by rogue operators. Unlicensed treatments that can harm the health of those seeking a youthful look include laser therapy, Botox injections and anti-wrinkle skin fillers. The Healthcare Commission now plans to use covert surveillance to monitor thousands of unregistered clinics using lasers and intense pulsed lights to remove facial hair and skin blemishes. So-called "mystery shoppers" will check whether the clinics are trading unlawfully by offering services without any official checks on safety standards. Offenders could be prosecuted if they fail to register after warnings. The commission is to produce a leaflet for people considering cosmetic surgery to help them reduce risks.
Cutera Takes 2Q Loss on Legal Charge Cutera Inc., which makes laser skin treatments used by dermatologists and plastic surgeons, on Monday said it swung to a second-quarter loss, weighed down by $22 million patent settlement with rival Palomar Medical Technologies. The company posted a loss of $9 million, or 73 cents per share, compared with a profit of $2.7 million, or 20 cents per share, a year ago. Cutera anticipated the loss in June and lowered its guidance to a loss of 89 cents per share from a 12-cent gain. Excluding the legal charge and stock option expenses, the company said it earned 20 cents per share. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected, on average, earnings of 9 cents per share. Revenue jumped 38.8 percent to $24.4 million from $17.6 million. Analysts expected revenue of $22.8 million.
Dark skin requires a light touch Michele Byers didn't have any skin problems. She just wanted to do something nice for herself as she approached her 50th birthday. Byers went to an at-home esthetician for microdermabrasion, a nonsurgical procedure that polishes away dead skin. After a session, bumps started to appear on Byers' face. Her cheeks were covered in pock marks. "It looked like a railroad track on my forehead and nose," says Byers, of Castro Valley, Calif. "Here I was trying to do something nice for myself and I ended up looking worse than I ever had in my life." .
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