It is a fact that the actions Medical Aesthetics, both globally and in Greece, have an ever increasing demand from consumers (they are not patients), but at the same time a greater supply from doctors and especially from the adventurers who are exploiting the field. For this reason it is very important that the consumer is well informed about the application he is interested in but even more important is to choose correctly the doctor who will apply the service he wants.
So then, as Medical Aesthetics defined all medical procedures (surgical and non-surgical) to improve the health, beauty and youthfulness of the body, face and skin. The specialties dealing with the field of Medical Aesthetics is Dermatology and Plastic Surgery. In Greece in recent years, there is a phenomenon of intrusion in this area by doctors of other specialties such as:
- Forensic doctor to do Botox and hyaluronic acid!
- Cardiac surgeon applying mesotherapy!
- Neurosurgeon performing laser hair removal!
- Ophthalmologist to do hyaluronic on the lips!
- Dentists applying Botox, hyaluronic and peelings!
- Paramedical professions such as pharmacists, nurses and aestheticians who break the law by applying medical procedures such as injectable treatments (botox, hyaluronic and other implants, medical laser applications, etc.) and even
- Entrepreneurs who advertise in the media the services they provide often below cost or even by giving impossible results in order to attract the naive clientele to their premises.
Therefore, today, more than ever before, it is necessary for the media to inform the consumer responsibly about the actions (and their results) concerning Medical Aesthetics, within the framework of Medical Ethics, and are performed by doctors who have studied this subject. That is to say, primarily by Dermatologists - Aphrodisiologists and Plastic Surgeons.
At the same time the consumer must be aware of the conditions for the proper implementation of high quality Medical Aesthetics services. These are:
- To be preceded by clinical examination and assessment of the problem by the doctor.
- Η complete information is necessary and the choice of treatment should be a joint decision of both (doctor and consumer). Incomplete and false information is an important warning that something is wrong!
- The expectations patient and therapist to always be realistic. Cultivating excessive expectations is always a concern!
- The consumer to know from the beginning the treatment statusς.
Is he a doctor? If so, is he a specialist or an unskilled one?
- Training/Certification: Is he a Dermatologist - Venereologist or Plastic Surgeon? If not, where was he trained? Because these are the only two specialties where Medical Aesthetics is taught.
- Education + Skill + Experience = Effectiveness. Therefore, in addition to education, the skill and experience of the therapist is equally important. Ask for photos (before and after treatment) of similar cases.
- What materials do they use? Are the products certified; (CE, ISO etc., country of origin), (botox, hyaluronate, hydroxyapatite, injectable threads, mesotherapy materials, etc.). Ask for them to be opened in front of you.
- The Devices: In which country are they made? China, America, Europe or Korea? Is it certified (CE, ISO etc., country of origin, service). Always ask for inform you of the type and origin of the device they will use.
- The place where these operations are carried out is important! Is it a doctor's office or a room in a beauty salon? What are the conditions of application? Are they applied in a narrow room without good lighting? Are the rules of antisepsis observed?
- The attending physician should observe medical ethics. Justify the therapeutic approach he or she proposes and its cost.
For all these reasons, the consumer must be particularly careful who he or she addresses and who he or she trusts..
The above advice will be a weapon of defence in the hands of consumers against those who use unfair methods and techniques to deceive them.
Source: https://www.edae.gr/
