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... Despite Risks, Adults Not Shying Away from Cosmetic Surgery and Other Treatments Despite Risks, Adults Not Shying Away from Cosmetic Surgery and Other Treatments - One in 10 adults who had cosmetic or other procedures reported complications - Of those who underwent such treatments, nine percent said they were 'very concerned' about the potential risks or complications ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb.

13 /PRNewswire/ - In an era of rising out-of-pocket costs for healthcare, a small but slightly increasing minority of U.S.

adults are opting for expensive invasive cosmetic treatments that are not always covered by medical insurance, according to the results of a new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll.

Similar numbers of adults say they have had invasive (7%) and non-invasive (8%) cosmetic surgery or other treatments and many of these procedures, regardless of their invasiveness, appear to be elective rather than medically necessary.

The poll also shows that while the percentage of adults who have undergone cosmetic surgery or other treatments remains relatively small, directionally, those who have undergone a treatment are slightly more likely now than two years ago to report experiencing problems that required follow-up.

These are some of the results of the online survey of 2,066 U.S.

adults conducted by Harris Interactive(R) between January 23 and 25, 2006 for the Wall Street Journal Online's Health Industry Editio...

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