Plastic Surgeons Cry Foul Over 'Botax' Proposal In Senate Health ...

The New Jersey tax applies to such procedures as hair transplants, cosmetic injections, dermabrasion, laser hair removal, laser skin resurfacing, laser treatment of leg veins, cosmetic dentistry and breast augmentation. It doesn't apply to everything - for example, post-cancer reconstructive breast surgery is not subject to the tax. Plastic surgeons said the proposed federal tax would be troublesome because it would be difficult to determine which procedures are elective and which are medically necessary. Is The Tax Unfair to Job-Seekers? Devon Herrick, a health economist at the [more...]

Date: 2009-11-20 15:25:00

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