Botox: Why I got anti-wrinkle injections aged 23
Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reportersydney brownSydney Brown says she and her friends will do "whatever it takes" to look their best and feel confidentIt was Sydney Brown's mother who first…
Clinics to need licences for Botox fillers in cosmetics crackdown
Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterGetty ImagesThe government has announced plans to crack down on dodgy cosmetic practitioners who it says are exploiting people and causing harm.Under the new proposals, only qualified health…
Fake Botox suspected in dozens of poisoning cases
Thirty-eight cases of botulism poisoning have been recorded in England in the last six weeks after cosmetic procedures suspected to have involved the use of unlicensed Botox-like products, the UK…
County Durham women fall ill as fake Botox beautician apologises
BBCKaylie Bailey contracted botulism after being given illegal BotoxAn aesthetic beautician left one woman fighting for her life and several others seriously ill in hospital after injecting them with Toxpia,…
Bishop Auckland mother among 28 ‘poisoned’ by fake Botox
Philippa GoymerBBC North East InvestigationsBBCNicola Fairley was given anti-wrinkle injections containing fake Botox and ended up in hospital with botulismIn recent weeks, 28 people in the north-east of England have…
Warning over fillers and botox being offered in public toilets
Getty ImagesUnlicensed practitioners giving cosmetic injections are putting people's lives at risk, officials sayCosmetic procedures such as fillers, Botox and Brazilian butt lifts are taking place in public toilets, hotel…
Warning over the dangers of Botox parties
Getty ImagesHIS said only trained and experienced healthcare professionals should administer BotoxScotland's regulator of private health clinics has issued a warning about the dangers of so-called Botox parties.Healthcare Improvement Scotland…
Botox: Under-18s come to Wales after England bans practice
Seven declined the booking, two said they were unsure and would call back and one said, if a parent came along, they would carry out the treatment.Pharmacist prescriber Sophie Riddell…
Plans to ban unlicensed Botox providers in England made public
Anyone carrying out cosmetic injections must be trained to do so under strict new proposals. Source link
Ferrari and cash seized in illegal Botox raids
About £30,000 of cash is seized and three people held in the raids across parts of Greater Manchester. Source link