Fillers can cause extreme swelling, blood clots and even blindness - and experts fear for youngsters' safety as social media pressures drive them to cheap deals
Rogue beauty salons in Greater Manchester could be flouting the law by offering potentially dangerous lip fillers to underage teens without checking their ID. It's a criminal offence to give Botox to under-18s for cosmetic reasons.
The influence of reality stars such as Kylie Jenner, who had her lips enlarged aged 17, has led to a surge in demand for the procedures – often carried out in hair salons and in living rooms. The Mirror reporter approached over 50 practitioners seeking to book lip filler consultations for her 'younger sister'.
But just nine practitioners of the 50 – less than a quarter – asked the girls’ age or ID when booking. Of the eight clinics the actors visited, six failed to mention ID during a consultation, while seven said the girls – who were 17 but simply told them they were older – were suitable for fillers and agreed they could book in for the procedure, without checking their ID.
At an appointment, The Lip King, who operates out of an office block in Salford and has 16,400 Instagram followers, said Lulu had 'good shaped lips for filler'. It suggested she have 1ml injected – twice the recommended starting dose. She added: "Young girls perceive [filler] as a low risk beauty treatment as opposed to a medical intervention and will seek out providers who do not take appropriate measures to verify that they are over 18."
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