Consulting Room Cosmetic Surgery and Medical Aesthetic Blog http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog The Consulting Room is the UK's largest independent aesthetic website providing clear and unbiased information for anyone interested in the wide range of specialist surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatments available today. Read our latest blogs on cosmetic surgery, beauty, non-surgical and medical aesthetic treatments discussed by UK and US cosmetic surgeons, dermatologists and doctors. Plus use the website to Find a Clinic in the UK and Ireland. Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT en 20 Women with PIP Breast Implants can`t sleep, are missing work and taking anxiety medication according to a psychology clinic http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog/Display.asp?Blog_ID=259 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog/Display.asp?Blog_ID=259 Date <b>03/02/2012</b><br>A recent online survey by Clinical Partners, a private clinic of psychiatrists, psychologists and psychotherapists, polled women who have, or have had, the controversial French PIP breast implants which are at the centre of a current scandal and health scare due to the use of industrial grade silicone by the manufacturers. PIAPA call for better regulation of dermal fillers and those who provide them http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog/Display.asp?Blog_ID=258 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog/Display.asp?Blog_ID=258 Date <b>01/02/2012</b><br>Members of the aesthetic nurses group PIAPA (Private Independent Aesthetic Practices Association) are reporting increasingly hard-sell from companies and individuals offering practitioners numerous alternative fillers, administered by individuals with sometimes questionable skills and qualifications, it would seem a disaster similar to the PIP implant situation may become more inevitable as time passes. Economic worries not affecting cosmetic surgery take-up; according to BAAPS 2011 statistics http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog/Display.asp?Blog_ID=257 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog/Display.asp?Blog_ID=257 Date <b>30/01/2012</b><br>According to the 2011 statistics released today from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) who have audited their members and returned a 5.8% rise in the number of surgical procedures performed by its members in the UK over its 2010 figures. 2011: The Year in Cosmetic Surgery Stories http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog/Display.asp?Blog_ID=256 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog/Display.asp?Blog_ID=256 Date <b>27/01/2012</b><br>With 2011 at an end and 2012 already well upon us, the past twelve months have proven to be a bustling time, not merely for the cosmetic industry itself but for their media counterparts also. 2011 was a year when many cosmetic surgery stories came to light. Treatments You Can Trust Launches New 7 Point Plan http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog/Display.asp?Blog_ID=255 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.consultingroom.com/Blog/Display.asp?Blog_ID=255 Date <b>25/01/2012</b><br>The Department of Health backed Treatments You Can Trust register celebrated the 2nd anniversary of their self regulation register related to clinics and practitioners offering injectable cosmetic treatments such as Botox and Dermal Fillers. Sally Taber announced the 7 challenges that the group have targeted in terms of their focus for future development of the scheme to help improve standards in this sector of the market.