"Irish black‑market injectors are leaving teens at risk of blindness and tissue damage Unregulated injectors taking one‑day UK courses before returning to Ireland and offering high‑risk procedures One teen who self‑injected filler cut off the blood flow to her lip Calls for stronger legislation to protect young people"
"Children as young as 16 are seeking cosmetic procedures such as fillers and "baby Botox", prompting renewed calls for stricter legislation to protect minors from an anti-ageing culture driven by social media."
"Legitimate cosmetic clinics say they receive multiple weekly enquiries from under-18s seeking aesthetic treatments, while also dealing with the fallout of botched procedures, including teenagers presenting with blackened lips from blocked blood vessels after self-injecting or attending unregistered practitioners."
Children as young as 16 are seeking cosmetic procedures such as fillers and "baby Botox". Unregulated injectors are attending one-day UK courses, returning to Ireland, and offering high-risk procedures through black-market networks. Self-injection by teenagers and treatment by unregistered practitioners have led to severe complications including blocked blood vessels and blackened lips. Clinics report multiple weekly enquiries from under-18s and are treating fallout from botched procedures. One teenager who self-injected filler cut off blood flow to her lip, risking tissue loss and blindness. Medical professionals and advocates are calling for stronger legislation to protect minors.
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