A woman in the UK paid thousands of pounds to a fake doctor for multiple face fillers resulting in her looking like a gargoyle. This revelation follows news that non-surgical beauty procedures could be a “crisis waiting to happen”, with the government repeatedly delaying plans to regulate the industry. The woman, known only as Andrea, has already taken a considerable financial and emotional hit due to the questionable practices of former tattooist turned doctor Sean Scott, who was later revealed to be a fraud.
Before going to the Reshape U clinic in Hull in December 2021 for breast fillers, Andrea checked the facility’s reputation. The centre provided her with reassurance, claiming they had been named the Best Aesthetics Clinic in Yorkshire in 2022. Initial appointments with Scott went seemingly well, with social media pages for the clinic suggesting he was Dr Sean Scott, Clinical Director. Interestingly, the BBC recently discovered that Scott had bought an honorary doctorate in business consultancy from an online university and diplomatically posted the certificate on his clinic’s wall.
Mr Scott piqued Andrea’s trust by giving her antibiotics after her initial breast filler procedure. This allowed him to persuade her to have facial fillers, promising to create a harmonious look throughout her face. The surgery, however, produced undesired results. Andrea experienced swelling, dark marks appeared on her face, and the supposedly ‘simple procedure’ snowballed into a catalogue of botched treatments. These treatments happened over the period of nature months, with Andrea having over 30 appointments with Mr Scott, including for fillers, Botox, and threads. Reshape U’s owner instigated further treatments to heal the swelling as “the result of an insect bite”.
The treatment scandal persisted until Andrea was barely able to open her eyes, leading to her being admitted to the hospital in October 2022. Letters from plastic surgeons later confirmed that her reactions were the result of Mr Scott’s treatments. Having examined her, a cosmetics expert concluded that her scarring was likely caused by an infection that can occur from cosmetic procedures. She also took note of three previous complaints filed against Mr Scott and his use of a fake qualification.
Reports indicate the UK government is yet to enact the Health and Care Act, which gives the authorities’ powers to introduce licensing for non-surgical cosmetic procedures. New regulations would curb the risks associated with increasingly-popular cosmetic procedures. Dr Paul Charlson, who is an aesthetics doctor in East Yorkshire and a member of the Joint Council for Cosmetics Practitioners (JCCP), warns that poor practice within the sector could result in “more deaths and more disfigurement” if the government does not enact laws it helped to draft
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