Botox Walk-in Clinics: A Trend?
Botox, Dermal Fillers, Face Lift, Injectables, Plastic Surgery
Cosmetic plastic surgery and its future - at least, the short term future - may be on display in New York City where the nation’s first walk-in Botox clinic has opened.
Does plastic surgery have a McBotox or a Starbucks-like future in the greater Los Angeles area? Only time will tell. But the Botox clinic in the Big Apple looks good to people who are pinching their pennies.
The clinic, SmoothMed, is staffed by two plastic surgeons. One told the New York Times he doesn’t think of the clinic as a McBotox but “Botox-on-the-go.”
Patients can make an appointment but the doors are also open to passersby who were shopping at nearby Bloomingdale’s and decided to stop in to eliminate a few facial wrinkles. (Read more about Botox.) Appointments usually last a little under half an hour with follow up sessions taking about 15 minutes.
However, wrinkle removal is not the be-all and end-all of speedy rejuvenation procedures.
Smoothmed is also cashing on another noteworthy trend in plastic surgery as more patients put off plastic surgery in favor of facial injectables. So the clinic also offers shorter, less pricey treatments like:
But there may be danger in the glitter!
A successful outcome for an injectable procedure is something plastic surgeons know as “highly provider dependent.” That means it requires years and years of experience working with tiny needles and injectables to be effective and safe. You may not find that at a shopping or mini mall.
So be sure and ask the person who actually wields the needle about his or her level of training and experience.Your best bet? A board certified plastic surgeon!
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California Surgical Institute @ January 6, 2009
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