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Violation of esthetic doctor law

Recently, we have seen reports of salon owners and staff being arrested for violating the Medical Practitioners Act. In some cases, salons openly perform medical-like practices in a so-called black box. In other words, the closer the practice is to medical-like practices, the higher the profits. Since they cannot expect to make a large profit from traditional skin care and healing treatments, they are expected to violate the Medical Practitioners Act by engaging in illegal practices such as laser hair removal, mole removal, and age spot removal. People without expertise or qualifications do not understand the risks. They also tend to over-advertise and perform treatments because they have nothing to lose. Unfortunately, estheticians do not have national qualifications, so from today I can work as an esthetician right away. In the past, advanced knowledge and skills were required for hair removal, but nowadays, with the emergence of laser hair removal devices, anyone can easily perform the treatment. However, the risk of burns increases, and if the settings are incorrect, problems such as burns and pigmentation can occur. Some patients have come to my clinic for treatment after suffering from significant burns caused by hair removal at salons. I do not deny the treatments at salons, but society cannot function without complying with the law. The reality of major beauty salon chains that only pursue profit is also horrifying. They make beauticians compete with each other for sales from customers acquired by bar graphs, inflate prices, and aggressively solicit with talk that can be interpreted as half-threatening. They lure customers with campaigns and trials to make them sign contracts for expensive courses. It is a special business negotiation and method. Recently, listed beauty salon La Parle was suspended from business. This beauty salon also seems to have increased its sales by using quite aggressive and fraudulent methods. It was an incident and report that further tarnished the image of the industry. What I cannot forgive is that there are many beauticians who take advantage of women's desire to improve themselves and use beauty salons as a tool to make money, or who recommend beauty treatments by lying about the risks of cosmetic surgery and cosmetic dermatology treatments. I have also confirmed the existence of a manual that falsely explains to customers that hair removal at cosmetic surgery is painful, causes many problems, and has a large risk, and emphasizes the safety and convenience of beauty salons in order to sign contracts. This manual contains a list of contents that can be interpreted as slander against cosmetic surgeons. If cosmetic surgeons across the country were to see this manual, they would be extremely angry at beauty salons. There is no pride or dignity in being an esthetician, and the reality is that beauty salons are used as a cover to make money. I hope that the authorities will crack down on this and the industry will be normalized. The Medical Practitioners Act prohibits anyone other than a doctor from performing hair removal procedures that use strong light or lasers on the roots of hair.