Teenagers as young as 15 are seeking help after receiving botched Botox treatment and fillers, a charity has said. Advice Direct Scotland (ADS) says it wants tighter restrictions on cosmetic procedures after receiving hundreds of complaints about procedures. The Scottish government has proposed legislation to make non-surgical treatments illegal for under-18s and require procedures to … Read more
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images People who have cosmetic filler injections in their face should be warned of the risk of a dangerous complication involving blocked arteries that can lead to skin loss and even blindness due to damaged blood flow, say experts. Researchers used ultrasound to study 100 cases of filler injections that … Read more
Ruth CleggHealth and Wellbeing reporter BBC In my many years as a journalist, I never thought I would be asking someone how it feels to have trout sperm injected into their face. And yet, here I am. Abby is lying on a large, black padded chair at a small aesthetics clinic in south Manchester. She … Read more
Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images The 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 professionals will be able to carry out risky non-surgical Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) and clinics will need to meet strict rules … Read more
Getty Images Unlicensed practitioners giving cosmetic injections are putting people’s lives at risk, officials say Cosmetic procedures such as fillers, Botox and Brazilian butt lifts are taking place in public toilets, hotel rooms and other “shocking locations” in Britain, officials have warned. People’s lives “are being put at risk every single day” by the lack … Read more
Handout In December 2023, Andrea was barely able to open her eyes and suffered swelling around her cheeks following face fillers at a cosmetics clinic in Hull A former tattooist who left a woman “looking like a gargoyle” after giving her botched face fillers had been posing as a doctor at his aesthetics clinic, a … Read more
Experts warn the lip filler industry is ‘like the wild west’, with procedures having to be corrected. Source link
Some practitioners are offering underage lip fillers on social media, a BBC investigation has found. Source link
A BBC investigation has found that some beauticians are illegally offering lip fillers to under 18’s on social media. It is against the law for under 18’s to receive dermal fillers for cosmetic reasons in England. Liv, from Warrington, spoke to the BBC. She legally got lip fillers when she was 16 and supports the … Read more