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BBC NEWS: The Risks of Lip Fillers in Unsafe Hands

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The number of complaints regarding lip fillers is increasing. We discuss the reasons why, the range of issues being reported to us, and the myriad of consequences of going to untrained practitioners. We are joined in the programme by our accredited practitioner Annie Cartwright.

BBC Fake Britain - The Fake Botox Treatment That Left One Woman With Life-Changing Injuries

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Fake Britain features the case of Ozan Melin who was convicted of grievous bodily harm after posing as a doctor and injecting several women Fake Botox. Save Face supported victims and worked...

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BBC NEWS - Pop-up Lip Filler Clinic a ‘Conveyor Belt’ of Young Women

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Following dozens of complaints from patients reporting complications, adverse reactions, and unsightly treatment outcomes, the BBC sent an undercover reporter to investigate Miss Hudsons Aesthetics,&n...

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BBC 1: How to Get Great Aesthetic Treatments

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins chats to the BBC about the essential components you need to look out for to get great treatments administered by safe practitioners.

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BBC: How to Avoid Bad Aesthetic Treatments

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins chats to the BBC about what red flags to look out for to avoid falling into unsafe hands.

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BBC: What do Save Face Check and Why?

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins chats to the BBC about what checks Save Face Carry out and why. In 2013 when she began developing the register, Ashton knew that it had to be as meaningfu...

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BBC Newsbeat: How to Get Safe Lip Fillers

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As the popularity of lip fillers continues to grow, BBC Newsbeat asks what people can do to stay safe if they're thinking of undergoing treatment.

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BBC 1: How Do You Find a Safe Practitioner?

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Save Face feature on BBC's brand new series Con or Cure with Dr Xand van Tulleken and Ashley John-Baptiste. Save Face Director Ashton explains why the Save Face Register was establi...

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BBC 1: Dr Xand's Con or Cure

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Save Face feature on BBC's brand new series Con or Cure with Dr Xand van Tulleken and Ashley John-Baptiste. The programme takes a look at the risks posed by practitioners who cut c...

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ITV Tonight: Inside the world of cowboy beauty practitioners

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Under the law, anyone can administer these treatments, leading some to describe this part of the industry as the “wild west”. These days who hasn’t heard of Botox or fillers? So-call...

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BBC - Botox and fillers: Are these 'tweakments' all they're cracked up to be?

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Have you ever considered an anti-ageing ‘tweakment’? Botox? Fillers? Maybe you’re already a fan of the wrinkle-reducing injections? Well, with more images of perfect faces on TV, fil...

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The True Cost of Cheap Dermal Fillers

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As dermal filler treatments increase in popularity, so does the number of people looking to get a cheap deal. Save Face explains the dangers of this here. The continuing rise in the demand for non-sur...

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BBC Watchdog: How to Get Safe Aesthetic Treatments

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Non-surgical cosmetic treatments like lip fillers and Botox are extremely popular but finding a practitioner you can trust can be challenging. Save Face Director Ashton Collins chats to Rylan Clarke a...

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BBC X-Ray - The True Cost of Cheap Lip Fillers

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins explains the hidden risks often associated with cheap lip fillers and provides her top tips on how you can stay safe if you are considering a non-surgical cosmet...

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BBC: What Are The Risks of Cosmetic Injections?

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The Government has launched a campaign to make sure people know the risks of cosmetic procedures and where to find the information they need to make informed decisions about their care. The campa...

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BBC NEWS: Pop-up lip filler clinic a ‘conveyer belt’ of young women

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Lauren said she was too embarrassed to take a photograph of what had happened because it was "that horrific" When Lauren Patterson visited a pop-up cosmetic filler clinic in Glasgow city cen...

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BBC News: Bogus Doctor Ozan Melin Convicted of GBH for Administering Fake Botox Injections

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Bogus plastic surgeon Ozan Melin was found guilty of GHB for administering fake Botox into the faces of several women and causing them to suffer anaphylactic reactions. The women all believed Melin to...

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BBC: Backstreet Beauticians Providing Illegal Botox

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Save Face Appear on BBC 2 Programme Victoria Derbyshire to Discuss Backstreet Beauticians Providing Illegal Botox Treatments by Failing to Ensure Patients Had Been Issued Valid Prescriptions...

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BBC: Trust Me I'm a Nurse

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‘Trust Me I’m a Nurse’ – Save Face contributed to an explosive investigation exposé BBC 1’s Inside Out which exposed two disgraced Nurses, who despite being struck...

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BBC 5 Live Investigates: Be Safe not Sorry with Save Face

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Save Face led an investigation with BBC 5 Live to shine a light on the unscrupulous practice that is prevalent within the non-surgical cosmetic industry, bringing in to focus the key challenges consum...

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Dermarolling: Before and After Photos (Medical/Micro Needling)

by Ashton Collins

Derma rolling, also known as micro or medical needling, is a procedure that allows for controlled stimulation of the skin's natural self-repair mechanism in order to improve the appearance of a nu...

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The Times: Unregulated facial ‘thread lifts’ put women in A&E

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As Samantha Neyland approached her 50th birthday last May, she decided that a “thread face lift” would help to “freshen” her look. “I had seen it all over Instagram and i...

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The True Cost of Cheap Botox

by Ashton Collins

The continuing rise in the demand for non-surgical cosmetic procedures has led to an increase in the number of people administering these types of treatments at incredibly low prices. Whilst th...

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The Sunday Times - Medics sign off Botox to patients they never see

by The Times - October 31 2021

An undercover reporter posing as a beautician found doctors and nurses willing to bend rules on prescribing Victoria Lee had a bad Botox reaction Doctors and nurses are running a lucrative sideline pr...

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Say Goodbye to Thread Veins on Your Face

by Ashton Collins

Whichever way you look at it, there’s nothing attractive about thread veins. They’re an unwelcome and unsightly addition to any face and can leave sufferers looking older than they are, as...

BBC NEWS: The Risks of Lip Fillers in Unsafe Hands

The number of complaints regarding lip fillers is increasing. We discuss the reasons why, the range of issues being reported to us, and the myriad of consequences of going to untrained practitioners. We are joined in the programme by our accredited practitioner Annie Cartwright.

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