DR RAPHAEL CHAN KOK CHIN, Louisiana, USA

'As not all aesthetic treatment is 'snake-oil', we should not throw the baby out with the bath water.'

DR HUANG SHOOU CHYUAN

'As usual, the articles by Salma Khalik (ST's Health Correspondent) have been very helpful to consumers.'

ZAINUDDIN MOHD ISMAIL

'Such procedures are available globally. Why do we ban them in Singapore? What impact will this ban have on the medical industry in Singapore? How does it serve the interest of the public?'

DR SYLVESTER YONG

'The whole point of the recent discoveries of malpractice and misinformation by GPs offering aesthetic treatment is that some GPs have themselves become 'questionable sources'.'

MS LI BIHUI, responding to a point made by Bob Oh Thiam Yeng in his letter on Tuesday. Mr Oh argued that it would be better for consumers to visit doctors than questionable sources for aesthetic treatments.

'I would then request the minister publish the list of complications resulting from the banned procedures such as mesotherapy and carboxytherapy to support his claim that these procedures are risky.'

DR GERARD CHEE, referring to Monday's report, "New rules to ensure safety of patients in high-risk treatments'', whereby Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan cited safety as the primary reason for the clamp-down on risky cosmetic procedures

'Most of these non-invasive procedures are generally the same as those offered by GPs. If such procedures are not proven, why are beauty salons allowed to do it?'

TAN LEE HWANG (MS)

FORUM NOTE: We have received more than 30 letters about the issue.