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, [...]
You don’t start looking hollow-cheeked and gaunt overnight. Like many aspects of ageing, this creeps up on you as the fat pads filling out your face start shrinking, usually in your early 40s Even if you don’t have a particularly plump face, you have about 20 of these useful fat pads in the [...]
Botox, fillers and other anti-ageing treatments can help you cheat your way to younger-looking skin, but if you don’t want to look ‘done’ follow these ground rules, says beauty editor Annabel Meggeson A respected face doctor once told me about fallow periods. They’re the months in between injectables, lasers and the like, when you [...]
As the most popular aesthetic procedure in the world, more and more clinics are offering Botox treatments in the UK. Many of us may already have a firm favourite practitioner, however for someone new to Botox, deciding where to go can seem daunting. Here are the expert’s top tips to consider before [...]
