A Scarborough-based beautician has been charged for fraudulent Botox whilst showing fake certificates as evidence of her training. Jamie Winter, 35, has been prosecuted for 5 fraud offences and as a result will have to serve 150 hours unpaid community service – no prison sentence was imposed. The case came light to light as one […]
Scientists at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University are attempting to understand the proteins that may be responsible for the development of Type 2 diabetes. It is the same SNARE proteins that Botox treatment targets, as they are responsible for muscle contraction. Botox targets these proteins and effectively freezes them, therefore halting muscle contraction. As well as in […]
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has come under fire in China for allegedly marketing Botox through improper practices, as well as being investigated for possible tax and invoice fraud. The Wall Street Journal earlier this week reported that investigations are being carried out on the corporate behemoth for possible bribery and corruption, in a planned marketing strategy […]
During and since the publication of the Keogh Review, there has been much discussion over the use and regulation of cosmetic procedures, with a lot of focus on unregulated non-invasive procedures. The recommendations have centred around introducing regulation regarding who can offer such procedures, as well as regulating the products themselves. It did not go […]
One London clinic is now offering a Californian-produced alternative to Botox which promises the same results minus the toxins, which may come as welcome news to those who are interested in the results of the treatment but uncomfortable with the thought of what is in it. iovera has been dubbed ‘Frotox’ due to its use […]
If you currently offer injectable treatments and other non-invasive cosmetic procedures, either privately or through a clinic, it’s likely you will be impacted at some stage by the Keogh Review – whose research into possible regulations for the aesthetic medical industry may help form government legislature. Calls have been made from medical professionals and bodies […]
The growth of non-invasive procedures is the largest in the aesthetic medicine industry and so provides plastic surgery clinics with the most potential when it comes to growing their business. Many clinics have become savvy to this and now offer procedures such as Botox, fillers and chemical peels alongside their usual offering of surgical procedures. […]
We’ve collated the results of the feedback for our latest training course – and the results are very encouraging. On Saturday 7th July, we ran another successful Foundation course in Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Fillers. Though the course was fairly small, the feedback we received showed that satisfaction levels are going from strength to strength. […]
Search Engine Optimisation for the Medical Aesthetics Industry SEO is a shadowy art and many of the people selling it can be likened to the double glazing salesmen of old. Because most of us only know a little about it but know how important high Google rankings can be, we are vulnerable to unscrupulous practices. […]
Using Google Analytics to Monitor Success Whatever the size of your website, I would recommend that you or your web company install Google Analytics to monitor it. This is a free service from Google which measures the amount of people who visit your website, the entry paths that they choose to take to get there […]
