Bulk buying beauty

September 19, 2011, 6:27 pm Lynda Kinkade Today Tonight

Cosmetic surgery is worth $1.3 billion a year in Australia, so it was only a matter of time before the idea of bulk buying treatments came around.

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One super beauty treatment is offering ten procedures, to look ten years younger, in one session.

Keeping up appearances is costly, but there can be savings if you buy in bulk.

Years of sun damage have seen Sharon Mallia age beyond her 42 years. Keen to steer away from a full facelift, Mallia is undergoing ten mini procedures instead, and hoping to look ten years younger.

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According to cosmetic surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer, from the College of Dermatologists, a laser will remove excess skin on the top and bottom of her eyes; and laser resurfacing will erase wrinkles as well as those freckles. A suture lift will fix her droopy cheeks, liposculpture will work for the neck, and botox will smooth out the crow’s feet, while a filler will plump-up the lips, eyelids and cheeks.

As the ten procedures happen in the one operation, Mallia avoids paying multiple anesthetists’ and operating room fees, and the bulk package cuts her costs in half.

42-year-old medical receptionist Beata Franke has always want a butt like Beyonce.

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Physician Dr Gavin Chan from the Victorian Cosmetic Institute says his Brazilian butt lift business has grown by 50 per cent in the last year, and perhaps surprisingly, men now make up ten per cent of his clientele.

Liposuction can cost around $4-13,000 per area, while a stomach liposuction plus Brazilian butt lift combined is $10,000

“Every procedure has risks. Even though we do thousands, things can still happen,” Dr Lanser warned.

Before booking in for any type of cosmetic procedure, patients are advised to do their research on the procedure and doctor, and to seek a second opinion.

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