Botox and Botulinum Toxin in the News
IN THE NEWS:
Botox clinics told to tighten up on safety
Beauty parlours and clinics providing Botox treatments and "filler" injections to plump up lips or smooth sagging skin are to be controlled for the first time in an attempt to drive out "rogue" practitioners.
Only doctors, dentists and nurses will be invited to apply for registration, which will allow them to present a certificate of approval to prospective patients as evidence of the safety and quality of their service. Organisations that provide the service will also be able to apply.
Botox is one of the best known and popular non-surgical treatments for treating lines and wrinkles caused by smiling, laughing and frowning. It is used to prevent the muscle contractions that cause furrows and fine lines when the face is in motion.
At St Mellion & Exeter Clinics all our anti-ageing injectable treatments are carried out by a cosmetic doctor who is highly trained and experienced in the art of facial aesthetics. In his experienced hands Botox is used in an artistic way to restore a relaxed and more youthful appearance to the face, lending a subtle lift to the brows.
Botox Regulations Toughened by GMC
The General Medical Council (GMC) has published a new document concerning the use of botox which is aimed at recuding medical complications that occur as a result of a popular trend
called ‘botox parties’.
The GMC’s ‘Good Practice in Prescribing Medicines’ guidance has been amended to target improperly performed botox procedures that do not meet supply and administration requirements, especially if a
medical doctor is not present during the procedure.
Before the release of the amended document, doctors have been able to prescribe botox to groups of people, which enabled a nurse to perform the procedure on a group of people without them needing to
see a doctor. However, from now on prescriptions of botox and other non-surgical cosmetic treatments will have to be “patient specific”, according to a GMC spokesman.
“The doctor must know the patient’s medical history or have for example seen a photo of the patient,” he added. “This is because the treatment is delivered by injection and the doctor needs to be
able to assess where (for example on the face) the injection is needed and where it should not be administered.”
Patients are recommended to only address reputable cosmtic surgery clinics at all times to receive botox injections and should strictly avoid alcohol consumption in botox parties.
The General Medical Council (GMC) has published a new document concerning the use of botox which is aimed at recuding medical complications that occur as a result of a popular trend called ‘botox
parties’.
The GMC’s ‘Good Practice in Prescribing Medicines’ guidance has been amended to target improperly performed botox procedures that do not meet supply and administration requirements, especially if a
medical doctor is not present during the procedure.
Before the release of the amended document, doctors have been able to prescribe botox to groups of people, which enabled a nurse to perform the procedure on a group of people without them needing to
see a doctor. However, from now on prescriptions of botox and other non-surgical cosmetic treatments will have to be “patient specific”, according to a GMC spokesman.
“The doctor must know the patient’s medical history or have for example seen a photo of the patient,” he added. “This is because the treatment is delivered by injection and the doctor needs to be
able to assess where (for example on the face) the injection is needed and where it should not be administered.”
Patients are recommended to only address reputable cosmetic surgery clinics at all times to receive botox injections and should strictly avoid alcohol consumption in botox
parties.
DID YOU KNOW
By 1973, Alan B. Scott, MD, of Smith-Kettlewell Institute used botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in monkey experiments, and, in 1980, he officially used BTX-A for the
first time in humans to treat strabismus, a condition in which the eyes are not properly aligned with each other.
The possibility of using botox as a therapeutic agent was carried out in the early 1980’s, by groups of university-based ophthalmologists scattered throughout the U.S.A. and Canada. By 1985 a
scientific protocol of injection sites and dosage had been empirically determined for treatment of blepharospasm (BLE) and strabismus. Side effects had been evaluated and were deemed to be rare, mild
and treatable. The beneficial effects of the injection lasted only 4-6 months, so that BLE patients had to return to the clinics for re-injection two or three times a year.
Fay Ripley BotoxWhy actress Fay Ripley is not getting Cold Feet about having Botox.
Actress Fay Ripley says she is worried that she may stop getting offered television roles if she doesn't do something to stop the ageing process.
The 43-year-old is now seriously considering following the likes of Amanda Holden and having Botox to iron out the lines on her face.
Ref: Mail online
The Plastic Surgery Group LLP has pleaded guilty to one felony count of misbranding drugs—using a cheaper BOTOX substitute, according to the U.S. Attorney Andrew Baxter.
The Albany, N.Y., company faces fines of up to $500,000 and an order to pay restitution to 150 patients, who paid about a total of $100,000 for the injections, believing they were receiving genuine BOTOX.
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