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When to Walk Away
Walk away signals
Whoa! Stop right there! What did you say? Here’s some straight-talking advice on when you should walk away from potential surgery or treatment.
Almost anyone can set themselves up as a plastic surgeon. Because the surgery is elective, you’re deciding and you’re responsible for choosing a good surgeon. It’s all down to you.
Check out our jargon-buster and get wise to the facts in our FAQs, talk to others in our forums and especially explore find a good surgeon. Read the Nip & Talk reviews others have left.
Surgeon not registered? Have any doubts about their qualifications? Walk away.
Is your surgeon happy for you to talk to at least one past patient – or are you going to be their guinea pig? Walk away!
Feeling in any way pressured by a surgeon or treatment provider to have another procedure or different procedure? Are they offering a discount? Giving you a special offer? Suggesting you sign right away or lose the deal or they’re giving you something for signing on-the-spot? Walk away!
Surgery booked but still no introductory meeting with your surgeon? Walk away!
Think you might be the first live person after the doll in beauty class? Walk away!
Instinctively feel something’s not quite right but can’t put your finger on what it is? Walk away!
Tattoo artists don’t work on drunk people, neither should anyone performing a cosmetic treatment. Don’t let anyone perform any kind of procedure on you at a party or other social event. If alcohol or any other kind of social relaxant is offered to ‘calm your nerves’ (it happens!) walk away.
Just because someone is a good hairstylist, make-up artist or health care expert doesn’t mean they’re qualified to carry out minor medical procedures. If you feel uncomfortable or haven’t heard what others have to say, guess what? Walk away!
Haven’t been told the risks or possible complications of your aesthetic surgery or treatment? Or feel you’re not being listened to? Walk away!
Is the salon or clinic a bit grubby, the staff unfriendly? Do you feel like you’re being rushed? Walk away!
Clinic or salon where you’re having laser treatment not registered with the Healthcare Commission? Walk away!
Someone other than a registered nurse, doctor or dentist offering you a Botox® treatment? Botox not prescribed for you? Walk away!
Will an allergy test be performed before your dermal filler treatment? No? Walk away!
Let’s take care out there people! And if you can’t be careful, at least rant and rave to us - write a review for the rest of us.
