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Cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists are asking for patient help to fight the Botox Botax. Here’s what the ASDS (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery) is giving it’s members to solicit the support of Botox consumers: View the form here.

The U.S. Senate health care reform bill  (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) contains a proposed 5 percent tax on “elective cosmetic medical procedures.”  While this may look like an attractive option to Senators looking for ways to pay for health care reform, we know that:

• Cosmetic medical procedures taxes are an unreliable and risky revenue source, which has proved to be a failure at the state level;
• A tax on cosmetic surgery discriminates against working women;
• The definition of cosmetic procedures is arbitrary and almost impossible to administer; and
• enforcement would necessitate review of patient medical records by tax collectors, a clear invasion of privacy.

Please enter your zip code below to be connected to an automatic email system which allows you to send a quick message to your Senator asking him/her to vote against this tax.

Is anyone worried that this ‘Botax’ will hurt your medical spa, skin clinic or cosmetic practice?

Related articles by Skin Clinic MD:

• Cosmetic Surgery – a necessity more than luxury in today’s world! (slideshare.net)
• Opponents of Botox Tax Go Big: Baby Boomers! Women! (blogs.wsj.com)
• A Tax on Nips and Tucks Angers Patients, Surgeons (nytimes.com)

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