| "Botox Exodus" as Canadian doctors abandon public work for lucrative cosmetic surgery |
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| Friday, 02 February 2007 | |
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The problem stems from the difference in profitability to doctors of providing normal medical care, which might pay $60 for a 30 minute physical, or $12 to remove a mole, compared to a 10 minute Botox procedure that can cost the patient up to $200. Calgary based Dr. Tom Noseworthy, a member of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, has expressed concern about doctors, who were educated at taxpayers' expense, shifting away from public health work to more lucrative private cosmetic work. "If we see substantial numbers of physicians moving into private clinics, it's got to be more regulated," he said. "We need to get a clear understanding about what their commitment is going to be to the publicly funded system." It is thought that the botox exodus is leading to hundreds, and possibly thousands of Canadian doctors either entirely replacing or supplementing their family practice with private cosmetic work such as Botox injections. |
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