In Britain no legal regulations exist open who can Inject Dermal fillers which can be potentially extremely dangerous, however surprisingly legal.

Botox on the other hand is regulated to a certain extent as the individual providing the injection must have a prescriber.

An independent accreditation body in the UK called Save Face have published its consumer complaints audit report 2017-2018.

Dermal fillers led the complaints Botulinum concerns were 24%, 76% of clients did not know that Botulinum is a prescription only medication, 11% had Botox at a Botox party in their conclusion the reported adverse events from the last year resulted in one conviction. 94% refunded, 27 insurance claims and 19 legal cases.

So in short KNOW YOUR INJECTOR, these are medical procedures that require knowledge, education, licensing, certification, ethics and care. If you lack knowledge ask your injector.

All injectors should have access to an emergency kit containing all the necessary medical equipment should an emergency occur.

The facts are there another story on the Isle of Man please follow this link https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4515220/Lip-filler-jab-left-woman-hospital-five-days.html another case of bad procedure leaving this young lady in a very sticky situation, where she almost lost her lips not a nice situation and again down to lack of knowledge on the procedure itself.

The more knowledge you as a patient have the safer your treatment can be:

  • Ask Questions
  • Look at Certificates
  • Look at policies
  • Learn your products

Don’t have injections that you know nothing about

skinwiserx An independent accreditation body in the UK called Save Face has published its consumer complaints audit report for 2017-2018. Dermal fillers led the complaints. Botulinum concerns were 24%. Seventy-six percent of clients did not know that Botulinum is a prescription-only medication. Eleven percent had Botox/Dysport at a Botox party. In their conclusion, the reported adverse events from the last year resulted in one conviction (with imprisonment), 94 refunds, 27 insurance claims and 19 legal cases. To read the full report, visit the Save Face website.

In short, KNOW your INJECTOR. These are medical procedures that require knowledge, education, licensing, certification, ethics, and care. If you lack knowledge, ask your injector.

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