Weight loss jabs investigated for mental health risk
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) – Europe’s drug regulator – is conducting a review of some weight loss injections after a possible link to suicidal thoughts and self-harm has emerged.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) – Europe’s drug regulator – is conducting a review of some weight loss injections after a possible link to suicidal thoughts and self-harm has emerged.
A study published in Skin Health and Disease has revealed that of 655 respondents who were patients who recently received botulinum toxin treatment, 79% reported some form of adverse event.
Wolverhampton City Council has served a notice to a business offering non-surgical ‘Brazilian Butt Lift’ buttock enhancement treatments, becoming the first UK local authority to take action due to such a procedure.
The Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) has launched a new online system for aesthetic practitioners, industry figures and patients to log complaints or other issues related to aesthetic medicine.
Miss Priyanka Chadha, Miss Lara Watson and junior doctor Miss Shonnelly Novintan explore the muscle anatomy of the face and its importance in avoiding complications when administering toxin injections
Mr Jeff Downie and Mr Mark Devlin outline the common facial danger arteries to be aware of when administering dermal filler treatments
The National Health Service (NHS) is holding a consultation on how patient data from private healthcare providers is shared with the NHS to uphold patient safety.
Patients have been warned not to fly to Turkey to receive botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injections in their stomach for weight loss following almost 70 reported botulism cases.
Research from national aesthetic practitioner register Save Face has revealed that complaints regarding thread lift procedures being performed by non-qualified practitioners tripled in 2022 compared to the previous year.
In its response to the 2022 Select Committee Report on the Impact of Body Image on Mental and Physical Health, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced it will consider introducing premises standards for practitioners performing non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.