Cosmetic surgery lures away GPs

[CBC News]

Some doctors are scaling back their family practices to perform cosmetic procedures, spurring critics to ask whether the move will make current health-care waiting lists even longer.

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[tamarin]

This isn't a new story. The Vanity Industry is booming. Cosmetic surgery once the preserve of the well heeled woman is now gender neutral and with prices for common procedures within the reach of most middle class folk it is a major growth business. Given Canada is exceedingly generous in funding the education of its MD's it's time to start asking questions.