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Nail salons, tanning, waxing and most beauty services have been forced to close – but hairdressers have been deemed ‘essential’ and are still operating.
Regulation doesn’t cover procedures performed in a beauty salon in the same way it does those performed on the operating table.
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A botched beauty procedure can be more than just unsightly – it can be dangerous. Here are some things to keep in mind when seeking a skin treatment.
An advertisement for breast implants in Sydney in 2015. Advertisements often promote a ‘natural’ ideal of beauty, even when advocating surgical intervention.
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Many historic ideas about women’s beauty - from prizing firm breasts to emphasising the ‘natural’ - continue to resonate today.
Here’s what a dermatologist has to say about these popular beauty treatments.
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For minor superficial complaints, microdermabrasion and skin needling aren’t bad options.