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BBC - How to Find a Safe Aesthetic Practitioner

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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 has led to a huge increase in rogue practitioners. This clip explains the risks of dermal filler treatments in unsafe hands and, most importantly, how to find a safe practitioner.

BBC NEWS - Why Plastic Surgery Demand is Booming Amid Lockdown

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Lockdown and remote work have meant hours of staring at our own faces on video calls – and prompted interest in going under the knife. As much as we may now be trained to sit on video calls and stare ...

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BBC Fake Britain - The Fake Botox Treatment That Left One Woman With Life-Changing Injuries

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Fake Britain features the case of Ozan Melin who was convicted of grievous bodily harm after posing as a doctor and injecting several women Fake Botox. Save Face supported victims and worked with the ...

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BBC NEWS - Pop-up Lip Filler Clinic a ‘Conveyor Belt’ of Young Women

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Following dozens of complaints from patients reporting complications, adverse reactions, and unsightly treatment outcomes, the BBC sent an undercover reporter to investigate Miss Hudsons Aesthetics, a...

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BBC 1: How to Get Great Aesthetic Treatments

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins chats to the BBC about the essential components you need to look out for to get great treatments administered by safe practitioners.

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BBC: How to Avoid Bad Aesthetic Treatments

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins chats to the BBC about what red flags to look out for to avoid falling into unsafe hands.

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BBC: What do Save Face Check and Why?

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins chats to the BBC about what checks Save Face Carry out and why. In 2013 when she began developing the register, Ashton knew that it had to be as meaningful and usef...

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BBC Newsbeat: How to Get Safe Lip Fillers

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As the popularity of lip fillers continues to grow, BBC Newsbeat asks what people can do to stay safe if they're thinking of undergoing treatment.

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BBC 1: How Do You Find a Safe Practitioner?

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Save Face feature on BBC's brand new series Con or Cure with Dr Xand van Tulleken and Ashley John-Baptiste. Save Face Director Ashton explains why the Save Face Register was established and shares her...

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BBC 1: Dr Xand's Con or Cure

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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 corners by using unl...

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BBC - Botox and fillers: Are these 'tweakments' all they're cracked up to be?

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Have you ever considered an anti-ageing ‘tweakment’? Botox? Fillers? Maybe you’re already a fan of the wrinkle-reducing injections? Well, with more images of perfect faces on TV, film and social media...

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What are Turkey Teeth? Save Face work with the BBC to uncover the dangers of dental tourism

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins joins the BBC X-Ray team to discuss the pitfalls of cosmetic tourism and how social media has played a huge role in the number of young people opting for cheap cosmet...

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BBC – The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments With Dr Michael Mosely

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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 ...

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BBC Politics South East - Lip Filler Ban For Under 18's

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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...

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

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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...

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BBC NEWS - What You Need to Know if You Are Considering Lip Fillers

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins discusses the challenges consumers face when trying to find a safe practitioner. Reports of bad practice and procedures gone wrong have more than doubled since 2018, ...

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BBC 1 Inside Out - The Demand for Lip Fillers is Increasing But What Are the Risks?

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins discusses the risks of dermal fillers in unsafe hands & the huge rise in patient-reported complaints.

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BBC Watchdog: How to Get Safe Aesthetic Treatments

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Non-surgical cosmetic treatments like lip fillers and Botox are extremely popular but finding a practitioner you can trust can be challenging. Save Face Director Ashton Collins chats to Rylan Clarke a...

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BBC NEWS: The Risks of Lip Fillers in Unsafe Hands

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The number of complaints regarding lip fillers is increasing. We discuss the reasons why, the range of issues being reported to us, and the myriad of consequences of going to untrained practitioners. ...

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BBC X-Ray - The True Cost of Cheap Lip Fillers

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Save Face Director Ashton Collins explains the hidden risks often associated with cheap lip fillers and provides her top tips on how you can stay safe if you are considering a non-surgical cosmetic tr...

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BBC: What Are The Risks of Cosmetic Injections?

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The Government has launched a campaign to make sure people know the risks of cosmetic procedures and where to find the information they need to make informed decisions about their care. The campaign c...

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BBC NEWS: Pop-up lip filler clinic a ‘conveyer belt’ of young women

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Lauren said she was too embarrassed to take a photograph of what had happened because it was "that horrific" When Lauren Patterson visited a pop-up cosmetic filler clinic in Glasgow city centre last y...

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BBC News: Bogus Doctor Ozan Melin Convicted of GBH for Administering Fake Botox Injections

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Bogus plastic surgeon Ozan Melin was found guilty of GHB for administering fake Botox into the faces of several women and causing them to suffer anaphylactic reactions. The women all believed Melin to...

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Save Face Work With BBC Three to Expose Rogue Beauticians Providing Illegal Botox Treatments by Flouting Prescribing Rules

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Non-surgical cosmetic treatments such as Botox and dermal fillers generate over £2.75 billion in the UK and account for over 75% of all cosmetic enhancements carried out each year. However, unlike its...

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BBC: Backstreet Beauticians Providing Illegal Botox

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Save Face Appear on BBC 2 Programme Victoria Derbyshire to Discuss Backstreet Beauticians Providing Illegal Botox Treatments by Failing to Ensure Patients Had Been Issued Valid Prescriptions by Licenc...

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Save Face Work With BBC to Expose Disgraced Doctor Who Continues to Flout Prescribing Rules

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Struck-off doctor Michael Sheill filmed performing botox consultations A doctor who was struck off has been filmed breaking medical rules with botox treatments. Michael Sheill, who runs private clinic...

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Cosmetic nurse who featured on Geordie Shore ‘exposed’ in BBC investigation after causing several patient complications

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Save Face contributed to an explosive investigation with BBC 1’s Inside Out which exposed a Nurse whose bad practice and poor ethics caused an unprecedented amount of patient complications. Registered...

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Save Face lead an Investigation With the BBC to Expose Bogus Nurse 'Vizzy Bizzy'

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‘Trust Me I’m a Nurse’ – Save Face lead an Investigation with the BBC to expose a bogus nurse who claims to have administered botox and other non-surgical cosmetic treatments to over 10,000 patients i...

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BBC: Trust Me I'm a Nurse

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‘Trust Me I’m a Nurse’ – Save Face contributed to an explosive investigation exposé BBC 1’s Inside Out which exposed two disgraced Nurses, who despite being struck off by the NMC continued to operate ...

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BBC 5 Live Investigates: Be Safe not Sorry with Save Face

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Save Face led an investigation with BBC 5 Live to shine a light on the unscrupulous practice that is prevalent within the non-surgical cosmetic industry, bringing in to focus the key challenges consum...

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Dermarolling: Before and After Photos (Medical/Micro Needling)

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Derma rolling, also known as micro or medical needling, is a procedure that allows for controlled stimulation of the skin's natural self-repair mechanism in order to improve the appearance of a number...

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

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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 it just looked very straightfor...

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Salmon Sperm Skin Rejuvenation? Introducing Polynucleotides

by Ashton Collins

From vampire facelifts to bird poop facials, in the aesthetics universe, nothing seems too bizarre in the quest for complexion perfection. The latest tweakment to make headlines and social feeds is po...

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PDO Thread Lift: Before and After

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At Save Face, we believe good work deserves recognition, so we’ve decided feature some of our accredited clinics in order to highlight their excellent standards. This month is the turn of River Aesthe...

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The True Cost of Cheap Botox

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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 this mi...

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