Why you should only have fillers done by a Doctor / Nurse and not a Beauty Therapist
- DOCTOR / NURSE (the qualified)
- Have received training & examination over several years in the structures being injected
- Are able to discuss health, medication and contraindications to adequately inform about benefits and risks
- Are trained in sterile techniques to ensure no risk of infection
- Are trained in injecting techniques and are experienced in injecting material into people
- Are trained to deal with rare but potentially life threatening Anaphylaxis reaction
- Are able to recognise the occurrence of skin necrosis and treat accordingly
- Can administer Hyaluronidase an enzyme antidote to dissolve unwanted filler
- Are trained to recognise infections and are able to instigate appropriate treatment
- Are familiar with disposal of blood stained waste and cleanliness to avoid cross contamination
- Are aware of the need to report any adverse incident to the Medicines Healthcare Regulators MHRA
- Have a regulatory body who regulates their activity and can discipline them if required
- Are required by their regulatory bodies to be insured
- Practice with the full support of the companies that manufacture dermal fillers
- DOCTOR / NURSE (the qualified)
- VS
- Are able to discuss health, medication and contraindications to adequately inform about benefits and risks
- Are trained in sterile techniques to ensure no risk of infection
- Are trained in injecting techniques and are experienced in injecting material into people
- Are trained to deal with rare but potentially life threatening Anaphylaxis reaction
- Are able to recognise the occurrence of skin necrosis and treat accordingly
- Can administer Hyaluronidase an enzyme antidote to dissolve unwanted filler
- Are trained to recognise infections and are able to instigate appropriate treatment
- Are familiar with disposal of blood stained waste and cleanliness to avoid cross contamination
- Are aware of the need to report any adverse incident to the Medicines Healthcare Regulators MHRA
- Have a regulatory body who regulates their activity and can discipline them if required
- Are required by their regulatory bodies to be insured
- Practice with the full support of the companies that manufacture dermal fillers
- BEAUTY THERAPISTS (the unqualified)
- Receive training on a one / two day course, with only an hour of that time physically holding a needle
- Have no background in medicine and unable to appropriately discuss medical issues
- Are required to learn this technique in a one day course
- Are presented with a syringe and needle for the first time on a training course
- Are not trained to deal with any allergic reactions or able to give any appropriate response
- Would be unable to recognise an area of skin death nor have any means for treating it
- Can not administer an antidote to reverse / correct any unwanted filler
- Are not trained or qualified to make a diagnosis of infection and have no means to treat
- Have no previous experience of disposal of blood stained waste
- Would not want to report any adverse incident as it would draw attention to their activities
- Have no regulatory body so they can practice as they please
- Are not required by anyone to be insured
- Are not approved by manufacturers of dermal fillers to perform filler treatments in the UK