Posts Tagged ‘British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’

Excessive dieting speeds up aging process

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

New research is warning that while excessive dieting could make your body look slimmer, it can also lead to an older-looking appearance.

The link between excessive weight loss through dieting and perceived age was studied through American researchers, who found that in some cases, losing 10 pounds added about four years to a woman’s appearance. (more…)

BAAPS reveal concerns about cosmetic surgery advertising standards

Friday, September 19th, 2008

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has said that it is “increasingly concerned” by some clinics in the cosmetic surgery field using misleading sales techniques.

The association warned that such advertising strategies as using unrealistically-proportioned models and creating unrealistic expectations of what the capabilities of many types of surgery are.

Delegates in attendance at the BAAPS annual conference viewed a range of adverts by cosmetic surgery companies that involved questionable marketing techniques and have since criticised clinics over certain misleading advertising practices. (more…)