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

By The Times

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...

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...

BBC 1: Dr Xand's Con or Cure

By BBC

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...

Save Face in the Express: REVEALED: Lip filler frenzy leaving teenage girls with HORRIFIC damage

By Ashton Collins

GIRLS are causing "horrific damage" to themselves in a bid to look like reality TV stars as a lip filler frenzy has them hunting down the cheapest treatments and SHARING needles with strange...

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...

Sunday Mirror: Girls as young as 17 offered lip fillers as clinics flout ban on teens without ID checks

By Sunday Mirror

Fillers can cause extreme swelling, blood clots and even blindness - and experts fear for youngsters' safety as social media pressures drive them to cheap deals. Lulu, 17, goes to clinics in Manch...

BBC The One Show - How to Find a Safe Practitioner

By BBC

The Guardian: Complaints about non-surgical butt lifts ‘rising at alarming rate’ in UK

By The Guardian

Industry body and local government call for action on ‘risky’ procedures and cosmetic treatment market Complaints about non-surgical Brazilian butt lifts and breast enhancements have risen...

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...

BBC The One Show - 17 out of 23 Treatment Providers Offered Lip Fillers to a 15 Year Old

By Ashton Collins

In the past 12 months Save Face have seen an alarming increase in the number of complaints regarding treatments carried out on girls under 18 who have suffered complications and adverse reactions afte...