💉💉💉 Would you let your bestie give you fillers?

Did you know there are currently NO regulations for dermal fillers to be administered by a medical professional?

Whilst you're probably unlikely to let your bestie jab your arm with a live flu vaccine they've purchased online, it doesn't appear to be the case for injecting our faces with fillers.

Being part of the beauty industry gives you an insight into just how poor regulations are and how there are no stringent checks for qualifications and working practices. Yes there are government approved bodies but it is down to the individual therapist or salon to ensure they follow ethical codes of practice, are fully insured, and only practice within the limits of their qualifications. Do you the customer even check for qualifications or insurance? I've never once been asked and I stick medical grade glue by people's eyes for a living.

Now I'm not saying there aren't enough qualified estheticians providing a high standard of treatment and safe guarding their clients, or that a beautician would not make a great aesthetician (with correct medical training obvs). I am merely highlighting the fact that there are too many who are most definitely under qualified, only in it for the money, and who aren't being flagged until it's a botched job. That, makes the current lip filler trend a massive cause for concern. 

The statistics on Save Face speaks for itself: 934 patient complaints regarding unregistered practitioners in one year. Whooaa!

Unlike Botox that requires a prescription, fillers are readily available to purchase online and not currently considered a medicine. The fact this is now a parliamentary debate should make it a serious topic of discussion on your next girly night, especially if you have them, or are considering them.

As a mum of nearly teenage girls I think I've bypassed the worry about them

 getting shit faced on vodka at a party, and headed straight to anxiety about getting a shit face at a Botox party.

Thankfully I have gin.

N.xxx