Scots come in damage to the hands of unsuccessful botox and skin fillers, a group of doctors warn.
Jackie Partridge from the British Nurses’ Association (BACN) says Scotland has become the “wild west” of aesthetics, accusing the Scottish government of acting too late in regulating non -surgical cosmetic procedures.
“Unfortunately, the horse has been screwed,” she told STV News.
“It is also illegal to inject under 18 for cosmetics in England. This is not the case in Scotland yet.”
The Scottish government has launched a new public consultation on the regulation of treatments and clarifying who can and cannot do so.
Jackie is also the owner of Dermal Clinic in Edinburgh and has worked in aesthetics for almost two decades.
“The audience is not safe at the moment,” he said.
“I know from working with environmental health that people are injected with fake drugs. There is no accountability, there is no insurance.”
Currently, people without medical training can perform non -surgical cosmetic procedures. But Jackie says that this has incredible dangers.
“We don’t want to get people living out of their living,” he said, “but in the end, just because you can do something doesn’t mean they should.
“If you are injected with a non -sterile needle, the risk of infection or septicemia is through the roof. It does not matter that they know nothing about facial anatomy before we begin to treat.
“We are in a situation where the number of people who introduce us. We have taxi drivers, builders, plumbers, aesthetic – people who are in one day in a day – are wonderful people, but please get stuck in what you are good and not endanger patients.
“We have people with rotten noses, rotten lips, rotten horses and I don’t dramatize this. That is what happens.
One in three Scottish doctors say they were facing cosmetic procedures.
Rachel Hush from Edinburgh is a dentist trained in aesthetics.
It had the non -surgical treatments themselves, such as botox and filling.
News stv news“It made me more empathy and focused on the patient,” he said.
“It’s all about communicating with the patient to understand the choices and the result and that they are fully aware of what can happen.
“Stricter regulations are essential to ensure patient safety, proper training and good moral practice.
“I had aesthetic remedies in the past.” During the day, there were only so many people practicing aesthetics and therapies have gone far away.
Rachel decided to dismantle her fillers, something she had done before. But more recently, it had a serious allergic reaction.
He added: “For me, over time I had an accumulation of filling and I no longer identified with the changes I had made and I wanted to return to a more natural appearance.
“I had a swelling of the face, affected by the lips and eyes and was scary, but I knew I was under the safe care of my friend and colleague at the clinic.”
He said that patients who are interested in non -surgical cosmetic procedures should do a thorough research on who injects them, how long the clinic has been established and make sure it is registered in improving healthcare in Scotland.
“It underlines the importance of recognizing a complication and knowing that you are in safe hands is reassuring for the patient,” he added.
“I think it is important for a patient to return to the original injector and discuss concerns or misery with treatment.”
THE Scottish government consultation ends on February 14th.
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