Useful contacts
New
Zealand Dermatological Society website is an excellent
source of information about many skin problems. Its section
on cosmetic dermatology deals with anti-ageing creams
and wrinkle treatments.
www.dermnetnz.
org/dna.cosderm/index.html
US Food and Drug Administration is a US government organization. Its website has detailed
information about the safety of AHAs.
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cosbhaha.html
British Association
of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS)
will send you a fact sheet on cosmetic surgery and
a list of their members. The list is also on their
very informative website, which also gives details
of common cosmetic surgery procedures, including facelifts
and Botox, and tells you the risks and limitations
of each. Write to: BAAPS, Royal College of Surgeons,
35–43
Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE, UK enclosing
an sae.
www.baaps.org.uk
The American Society
for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery can provide the names
and qualifications of surgeons in all areas of the
USA. Its website has information about botulinum toxin
(‘injectables’) and
chemical peels.
www.surgery.org/public/procedures.php
Lasercare are a chain of clinics
providing laser treatments in the UK. They are private,
but some are based in National Health Service hospitals.
Their website has a page on lines and wrinkles.
www.lasercare-clinics.co.uk