have you seen whats hit the headlines today??
Been on Radio one news every hour xx

BBC - Radio 1 - News - Have you had a botched operation?

there was something on gmtv about it, and a doctor was on saying beauty therapists shouldnt do it , etc...... , have to say i do agree with him , i think its a job that should be performed by a doctor, coz its way too risky , jmo x

I agree that we shouldnt be doing this...we are not doctors

I fully agree too - i always thought you had to be a registered nurse to give botox. It also says on air that you must be a dermatologist to give chemical peels too.

People must have been doing them without training....

i know , i got harrassed my a rep once to buy some aha peel stuff for facials , and i only dared use it on myself , coz its smell was like ammonia and i was petrified in case afterwards clients didnt use spf they would get hyperpigmantation and stuff
so i spent a fortune and the bottles are still on my shelf , but lesson learnt , not to get talked into buying stuff (somehow it manages to stiill happen, lol )

I don't think it's something Beauty therapists should be doing.
Someone said to me that their dentist was going to be doing it soon.

I offer this service in my salon in Aberdeen. But it is a qualified Nurse who rents a room from me. We are not allowed to call it botox It is skin rejuvenation & anti aging treatments.

Anyone can train...........bit getting insured is a different matter.

I know a salon that offers botox but they advertise that it will be administered by a doctor

I always thought that even if a nurse administered it, they needed doctor cover, so a doctor needed to be present. However, there is one salon that offers botox locally using a nurse to perform the injections, so maybe I am wrong.

My OH is just going through the process of one of those screw-in tooth jobs, so has been back & fourth a few times ... is dentist is offering Botox too!

It would be like buying a rolex wrist watch off the street vendor..you just don't know if it is a real thing or not..How scarey

If ever there was a time where I wanted to go and have a bit of botox I wouldnt go to a salon to have it done, Id go to a specialist who was reputable!
Id hate to think I could come out with a Lesley Ash trout pout!!

im unsure if anyone can train. there probably sum black market thing out there though.

i searched google, it came up with quite a bit.

botox training - Google Search

one site advertised a foundation course;
Cosmetic Courses

who should attend?

•Surgeons and Trainee surgeons
• Doctors
•Dentists
•Registered Nurses
•Dermatologists
•Opthamologists
•Paramedics (subject to certain criteria)