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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...
The Guardian - ‘Virtual meetings aren’t going anywhere soon’: how to put your best Zoom face forward
Has a year of video calls made you self-conscious? Don’t turn your camera off: just relax and deploy a few of these beauty tips Thought we were a nation of narcissists pre-Covid? Well, a global pand...
The Telegraph: Social Media Ads Selling Cosmetic Surgery to Teenage Girls Could be Banned
Social media ads selling cosmetic surgery to teenage girls could be banned ASA launching consultation on proposed prohibition of adverts for cosmetic procedures aimed at under 18s Advertisements on so...
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. ...
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 ...
What We Learned from the UK’s Biggest Poll About Lip Fillers
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...
Exclusive: It's Scarily Easy to Buy Lip Fillers on Facebook Marketplace
Sellers on the platform were even willing to offer four times the recommended dose of fillers – an amount that could lead to medical complications. I’ve been on Facebook Marketplace for less than ...
The Unstoppable Rise of the ‘Instagram Face’
Kylie Jenner and other influencers have inspired a new beauty aesthetic and a wave of cheap non-surgical interventions – some riskier than others. People all over the UK undergo non-surgical treatme...