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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I propose as a consequence of this deliberation that we would continue to do further work around the issue of cosmetic surgery, that we might invite, as part of our deliberations in the new year, the Health Products Regulatory Authority to seek an update on our discussion, along with writing to the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland regarding the issue of advertising, that we would...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is included.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank Ms Eadie, Mrs. O'Donnell, Ms Kelly and Dr. Ormond for being here this morning and for an interesting presentation. Even though there may have been a levity and jocosity about some of the matters, it is a serious issue. In their presentation, they highlighted deficiencies. They highlighted that in some cases there are vulnerable persons being targeted with...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Fitzpatrick had a question about facelifts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: In one go?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Dracula will do that anyway. It is scary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Forgive me for not remembering the answer. Roughly how many people present for cosmetic surgery in Ireland per annum?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: There is no register of that either.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to ask Dr. Ormond about dermatology. A constituent contacted me one day about microdermabrasion carried out by a beauty therapist. Is that an issue for a doctor, dermatologist or beauty treatment centre? The constituent was badly burnt as a consequence of what happened.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Was that as a consequence of treatment outside Mr. Ormond's practice?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: With regard to ophthalmology and getting laser treatment, I presume the procedures are done professionally. They cannot be done by a five-eighth person setting up in the back of a garage or whatever.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We are returning to Deputy Catherine Byrne's point about the chemist and the people.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: If a patient is left with a botched job, who addresses the issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is there no regulation at all, or limited regulation, on the cosmetic surgery industry?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: None at all?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Ms Eadie referred to the fly-in-fly-out doctors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Has the IAPS engaged with the Health Products Regulatory Board?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Fitzpatrick's comment prompts me to ask this. If one walks into a beauty therapy salon and is offered Botox as part of a two-for-one deal, must it be a medical practitioner who injects the Botox?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: If I go to a beautician tomorrow and sign up to get Botox, is there nothing in theory preventing the beauty therapist from injecting the Botox?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery: Discussion (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Who monitors and regulates the beauty therapists?