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I was never blessed with the smooth, porcelain skin of1 940s screen sirens. Even after the aggressive teenageacne subsided, I was left with an uneven complexionpitted with scars that the usual remedies just couldn'timprove. So, when offered the chance to try a newtreatment, Dermapen, I was intrigued...upon findingout that Cocoon Medical Spa was actually in Bali,however, I was instantly wary My head was filled withthe 'shocking reporls' of botched botox and acid-peels-gone-wrong. But Louise Cogan, owner of Cocoon,knows that these 'beauty getaways' are steadilyincreasing in popularity - and for good reason. The

allure of a tropical location and significantly lower pricesare just two factors in why women are opting for beautytreatments abroad.

"No doubt price is one of the most impodant factors,"Louise says. "Prices can be up to 80% cheapercompared to Australia." But she also counts the qualityof iechnology and the infallible customer service asreasons why her clients love beauty escapes. "Training,products and technologies travel very fast acrosscountries, so the quality that fioreign spas] offer iscomparable to the best clinic in Australia. The patient

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