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Perspective

Jul. 21, 2011

Botox and e-Commerce: Take two aspirin and call your lawyer in the morning

E-commerce deals for cosmetic medical procedures push the legal limits. By Lara M. Krieger of Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland


By Lara M. Krieger

Caution: This article mixes e-commerce, cosmetic medical procedures, and California's Business and Professions Code. The combination might be toxic.


Among the newer entrants to the e-commerce marketplace are Web sites that sell discounted products, services, and activities, such as wine tastings, concert tickets, cooking school classes, magazine subscriptions, and, of late, Botox injections. This raises the question of...

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