Vilnis Karklins offers treatments at a clinic in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, despite not being registered to practise in Britain A practitioner offered our reporter Botulax, a product not licensed for use in Britain — and he was far from alone At a beauty clinic above a high street in Wakefield a man in [...]
From the back, the girl in front of me in the corner shop queue looked like every other schoolgirl. The white shirt crumpled and untucked on one side at the end of a long day in the classroom; the grey skirt hiked up as far as regulations would allow. Then she turned, a [...]
‘I almost lost my nose - I will be scarred for life’ Leah Morton, 26, is single and lives in Liverpool. She says, “I started getting lip fillers when I was 20. Most of my peers had already had theirs done and I loved the full pout look. I went to a beauty [...]
There has been a monumental step forward this week as MPs have voted in favour of the Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill 2019-21. The legislation will make it illegal for those under 18 to access dermal filler and botox treatments We have been campaigning for a change in the law since [...]
Social media ads selling cosmetic surgery to teenage girls could be banned ASA launching consultation on proposed prohibition of adverts for cosmetic procedures aimed at under 18s Advertisements on social media selling cosmetic surgery to teenage girls could be banned under plans mooted by the advertising watchdog The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said [...]
Cosmetic surgery practitioners are breaching lockdown rules in order to visit their clients’ homes to give them dermal fillers and botox injections, it has been revealed. Reports of “non-essential” procedures being performed privately have surged since the government lockdown was introduced three weeks ago. Save Face, a government approved register of accredited cosmetic [...]
A couple of weeks ago, a meme started doing the rounds on social media, showing the Kardashian-Jenner clan on the cover of Hollywood Reporter - their faces Photoshopped to reveal sagging skin, deflated lips and wrinkles. “When you can’t get your Botox during quarantine,” read the caption. It’s clearly meant to be a joke, [...]
