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...

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...

The TIMES: ‘Black market’ Botox investigation: ‘If you know where you need to put it, nothing goes wrong’

By The Times

A practitioner offered our reporter Botulax, a product not licensed for use in Britain — and he was far from alone   Vilnis Karklins offers treatments at a clinic in Wakefield, West Yorkshi...

What We Learned from the UK’s Biggest Poll About Lip Fillers

By VICE

An alarming number of young people surveyed by our Snapchat survey told us they viewed non-surgical cosmetic procedures as akin to getting a haircut or a manicure. Going under the knife was once the p...

CLOSER Magazine: Lauren Goodger’s filler scandal: ‘You could BLIND someone!’

By Closer Magazine

IRRESPONSIBLE LAUREN COULD CAUSE LIFE-ALTERING INJURIES Lauren Goodger is injecting patients with filler at an Essex beauty salon – despite not being a qualified medical practitioner. Industry r...

BBC The One Show - How to Find a Safe Practitioner

By BBC

Perception Drift Explained: How to Avoid the Syringe’s Slippery Slope

By Ashton Collins

Have you ever had a little Botox here or a spot of filler there only to find another ‘flaw’ you want fixing? It could be that you’re experiencing what is known as ‘perception d...

Save Face work with the BBC to Expose Shocking Standards in Aesthetic Training Centres

By Save Face

  Save Face work with the BBC to Expose how complicated aesthetic procedures, involving needles and surgical threads, are being taught over the internet or on unsafe one-day courses. The quality ...

The Daily Mail: Why is botched Botox STILL happening? How demand for the ‘Love Island look’ is devastating lives

By Daily Mail

Save Face Director Ashton Collins talks to the Daily Mail to explain why so many people are falling into unsafe hands in a bid to get the 'Love Island Look' and offers her advice on how to acc...

SKY NEWS: Fillers, false advertising and intimidation: The ugly side of the aesthetic training industry

By Ashton Collins

Sky News has uncovered rampant substandard training in the aesthetic industry, putting patients at risk and leaving students short of thousands of pounds. "EARN SIX FIGURES A YEAR!" "BE...

How Love Island Lips Became the New Normal and What Happens When Fillers go Wrong

By The Telegraph

As Instagram and love Island groan under the weight of super-plumped lips and uber-smoothed brows, unregulated and barely trained practitioners dominate a £2.75 billion (and growi...

BBC - How to Find a Safe Aesthetic Practitioner

By BBC

The most recent episode of the BBC’s ‘The Truth About’ series was all about cosmetic procedures. The programme explored why non-surgical treatments have become so popular and what ha...