Cheap fillers or anti-wrinkle treatments - the risks
With the current lax UK regulations surrounding the type of practitioners who can inject (including non medically trained individuals) and the broad range of products including those from abroad within the UK market, patients are at increasing risk of coming to harm.
Discount or cheap fillers carry significant risks as they may be exempt from EU Product Safety Directives. Despite being deemed unsuitable for use by medical professions, they are used by non-healthcare providers who have little knowledge of what makes a good product safe, or a safe product good. Obtaining products such as fillers and new innovations such as "lemon bottle" is as easy as shopping on Amazon. Some of the prices advertised for "genuine" products seem and are too good to be true. It is easy to see how some providers with limited medical knowledge or insight would be attracted to proposals from non-UK accounts. "Lemon Bottle" for instance, from Korea contains Vitamin B2 and lacks any robust clinical evidence and safety data to support efficacy and safety for fat dissolving.
Using cheap and fake anti-wrinkle treatments and fillers carries significant health risks. These products lack patient safety data, reliability or efficacy. There are also dangers associated with counterfeit products:
Health Risks
Infections and Allergic Reactions:
Fake products may be produced in unsanitary conditions, leading to a high risk of infection.
Non-sterile injections can introduce bacteria or other pathogens into the skin, causing severe infections.
Allergic reactions to unknown or impure substances can result in rashes, swelling, and potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis.
Incorrect Formulations:
Counterfeit or cheap anti-wrinkle treatment and fillers may not contain the correct active ingredients.
Incorrect formulations can cause unintended muscle paralysis, leading to drooping eyelids, facial asymmetry, or difficulty swallowing.
Substandard fillers can lead to lumps, granulomas, and tissue necrosis (death).
Long-Term Damage:
The use of fake products can lead to irreversible damage to facial tissues.
In severe cases, improper injection techniques or substances can result in scarring or permanent disfigurement.
Here at SkinBio Aesthetics, Dr Sandhu and Dr Soni have undergone in depth and specific training to be equipped with the knowledge to provide safe procedures allowing a natural looking result. All products used have robost patient safety data and are sourced from reliable UK pharmacists. During our consultations, we are able to provide scientific data to support our choice of products for treatments.