by Russell Worth | Oct 9, 2013 | Cosmetic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery Claims, News
A leading plastic surgeon has called it “shameful” that regulations surrounding dermal fillers have still not been tightened up. It’s almost six months since the NHS medical director, Sir Bruce Keogh, led a review into the cosmetic surgery industry and claimed dermal...
by Russell Worth | Sep 26, 2013 | Cosmetic Surgery, News
A former teacher has killed herself after undergoing cosmetic surgery to remove a mole from her face which left her in a “living hell”. Victoria Meppen-Walter, 44, was found dead at her home after complaining that the cosmetic surgery left her with “burning flesh”....
by Russell Worth | Aug 9, 2013 | Cosmetic Surgery, News
Leah Totton, the winner of this year’s Apprentice final, has vowed to make her mark in the cosmetic surgery industry and open a chain of high-street clinics throughout the country. Totton, a qualified doctor, said she was “horrified” by the lack of regulation in the...
by Russell Worth | Jul 29, 2013 | Cosmetic Surgery, News
The proteins targeted by Botox treatments could play a significant role in the treatment of diabetes, researchers have said. Scientists from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are using new molecular microscopic techniques in an attempt to uncover how the body’s...
by Russell Worth | Jul 8, 2013 | Cosmetic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery Claims, Medical Negligence, News
Botox injections are being used to treat an erratic heartbeat, it was reported yesterday. Doctors are injecting the toxin, usually used as an anti-wrinkle treatment, into fat pads that surround the heart to paralyse the nerves that trigger a faulty rhythm. The...