This could be due to poor technique, not enough medical and anatomical knowledge or not enough post-injection massage to avoid lumps giving an unnatural result.” “These two areas, in particular, are unforgiving of even a small amount injected in the wrong tissue plane or anatomical place. When procedures go awry, it’s usually due to poorly administered lip fillers or tear trough fillers, says Dr Bal. What we're also finding is that when things do go wrong, the patient is blocked from contacting the brand or individual and is left to seek redress elsewhere.” “This has then led to the treatments themselves being so trivialised that they are now thought of as beauty treatments and not medical procedures that can cause serious complications when administered incorrectly. “We're finding that there's a big problem with social media culture as celebrities are offered free treatments in exchange for promotional posts which leads to their followers wanting the same treatments without doing the necessary research first,” Collins tells us. Where Kylie Jenner has led when it comes to lip fillers, a plethora of reality personalities have followed. The UK is at the forefront of so much medical innovation that we should be leading by example.” My fear is that something really bad will happen before people take note, which is why I’ll always be fighting for legislation. As medics, we’re accountable – if I do something wrong the patient can contact the GMC (General Medical Council) and I could lose my licence, but as a non-medic, there’s no governing body or trading standards.”ĭubbed 'the Kardashian effect', 'selfie mania' the search for that razor-sharp jawline and sculpted cheeks similar to those of successful reality stars, has led to a 41 per cent rise in non-surgical treatments such as fillers and Botox since 2016 leading to an industry worth £2.75 billion in the UK according to BBC’s Watchdog.ĭr Esho coined the term 'Snapchat dysmorphia' after seeing the rise in people asking for procedures to look like their filtered online selves. “We are already seeing an increase in vulnerability of the new generation with the phenomenon I’ve described as 'Snapchat Dysmorphia'. “Clients need to be in the hands of a medical professional who can prescribe and act independently. “Dermal fillers in this country aren’t seen as a medical device which is crazy,” says Dr Esho, Founder of The Esho Clinic. Unlike Botox, which is a prescription medicine, fillers are woefully unregulated, meaning anyone can get hold of them. Significantly more lenient than our transatlantic neighbours, the UK has approved 160 dermal fillers for use compared to just 10 in the United States. “A huge percentage of people admitted to finding their practitioner on social media and cited that cheap prices and celebrity affiliations as being the key reason for making the decision.” “Our study showed that 83 per cent of injectables were performed by beauticians, hairdressers or laypeople,” explains Collins. “The nature of the complications ranged from unsightly lumps to infections and vascular occlusions, where the artery becomes blocked and it can lead to compromise of the tissue and permanent scarring. “We've seen a huge rise in complaints – last year we had 934 in comparison to 378 the previous year, with lip fillers being the most common complaint,” says its director Ashton Collins. Health officials told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme that the campaign aimed to educate and inform as well as tackling the toll that botched procedures can take not only on mental health but also the NHS, as doctors are called in to repair the damage.Ī huge percentage of people admitted to finding their practitioner on social media and cited that cheap prices and celebrity affiliations as being the key reason for making the decisionĪccording to Save Face, a government-approved register of accredited cosmetic practitioners, the number of problems related to treatments such as these has almost trebled in the space of 12 months with 83 per cent of procedures administered by non-medics. ![]() The government last year was set to launch a campaign to warn people of the dangers of using unqualified practitioners or even administering the injections themselves at home.
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