Investigation

BBC News: Lockdown lip fillers gone wrong: 'My lips went black'
Angel, who found someone on Instagram to give her lip fillers in lockdown, says there was a lot of "pain and blood" during the procedure Like lots of businesses across the UK, cosmetic clinics reopene...

BBC – The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments With Dr Michael Mosely
Save Face Director Ashton Collins chats to medical journalist Dr Michael Mosely about what has caused the huge increase in demand for cosmetic interventions and why anyone considering botox or dermal ...

The Times: Lockdown Meltdown: the Panic for Plastic Surgery
Zoom meetings have made many of us more aware — and sometimes insecure — about our appearance, raising demand for cosmetic procedures. Dr Maryam Zamani received a series of desperate phone calls. ...

Save Face Feature on Channel 5 - Plastic Surgery Knifemares
Save Face Director Ashton Collins teams up with Channel 5 to discuss why dermal fillers have become so popular, what can happen if they are injected incorrectly and how to stay safe if you are conside...

DAILY MAIL: How ugly side of the beauty industry did THIS to mum
UNREGULATED beauticians are carrying out potentially dangerous cosmetics procedures which can disfigure women for life. They are performing so-called ‘non-surgical’ treatments such as lip and chee...

Daily Mirror - Instagram Influencer and Suspended Nurse Caught Offering Fillers During Lockdown
Instagram influencer caught offering ‘lockdown lips fillers’ and ‘covid glam packages’ EXCLUSIVE: Beautician Stephanie Scolaro, 28, offered two appointments to an undercover reporter, despite ...

The Telegraph: Cosmetic Practitioners Are Breaching Lockdown Rules to Visit Clients' Homes
The most common requests are for dermal fillers and botox Cosmetic surgery practitioners are breaching lockdown rules in order to visit their clients' homes to give them dermal fillers and botox injec...

BBC Politics South East - Lip Filler Ban For Under 18's
As the number of people seeking cosmetic treatments under the age of 18 continues to rise, Save Face Director Ashton Collins talks about why legislation is needed to protect young people from being ex...