Crackdown on cosmetic clinics that offer lip fillers

A CRACKDOWN on cosmetic clinics offering lip fillers has been launched in an effort to reduce the risk of botched procedures.

New measures will see restrictions on who can administer lip or face fillers. The treatment plumps up lips and fills in wrinkles, usually with injections of hyaluronic acid.

But botched fillers can result in swelling – the socalled ‘trout pout’ – and scarring. Actress Leslie Ash, right, was left with a permanently altered appearance after a procedure 22 years ago. New regulations will be considered after a Scottish Government consultation.

Some cosmetic treatments, such as Botox, a prescription drug that can only be administered by health professionals, are regulated.

But 98 per cent of respondents said more regulation of non-surgical procedures was needed.

A Scottish Government spokesman said: ‘The priority from a clinical safety perspective is to consider regulating the administration of dermal fillers.’