Laws and Regulation

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. ...

Save Face Feature on Channel 5 - Plastic Surgery Knifemares
Save Face Director Ashton Collins teams up with Channel 5 to discuss why dermal fillers have become so popular, what can happen if they are injected incorrectly and how to stay safe if you are conside...

Survey Results - 98% of Respondents Want a Cosmetic Procedure But Deem These Safety Measures as Essential
We asked the public whether Covid-19 would deter them from undergoing non-surgical cosmetic treatments and if not what safety measures they would expect to be in place once clinics re-open. Out of th...

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 ...

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

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

Revealed: Lip Fillers Are Being Offered to Children in the UK
Ninety percent of practitioners in London and Essex aren’t asking children their age before booking them in for lip fillers – and none required a child’s ID for a consultation. People all over t...

Fill Me In: We Team Up With VICE to Investigate the Dark Side of Cosmetic Injectables
People all over the UK undergo non-surgical treatments like fillers every year, but the industry operates almost completely unchecked. Non-surgical cosmetic treatments are everywhere. You might have s...