Allergan CEO: Consensus Needed on Medical Aesthetic Treatment in Minors

Allergan Chairman & CEO Brent Saunders, the father of two high school-aged girls, is speaking up and out about the risks associated with offering medical aesthetic treatments to minors.

In a new blog post, he writes “we must remember that anyone under the age of 18 is still maturing. Their body and appearance is still changing.”

Saunders is calling for dialogue between all stakeholders in this industry – medical aesthetic product manufacturers, plastic surgeons, dermatologists, estheticians, owners of medical spas, mental health professionals and others –to address the appropriate care and counsel for teenagers who want cosmetic surgery.

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