Would you let an influencer inject your face? Expert warns against non-medical therapists
ok.co.ukI’ve been involved in the aesthetics industry for many years, and by far the biggest growth area has been injectables.There has also been an explosion in the number and variety of practitioners now offering them.
And, in my opinion, not all of them should be. I am especially alarmed by the growing number of influencers who have announced on their social media channels that they are training to administer injectables by going on fast-track courses – courses that require zero medical qualifications and are often taught by “teachers” without a medical background.These non-medic influencer injectors often have a high social media reach, and an easily influenced following.
Merely completing a course – some only take a weekend – certainly will not guarantee they know what they are doing or, more importantly, how to ensure a patient’s safety.
Another worrying trend is a rise in companies promising quickie beauty “qualifications”, leading to a wave of poorly trained, fast-tracked “therapists” doling out botched beauty treatments to unsuspecting customers.
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