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People as young as 15 have sought advice about botched botox and filler treatment, a charity has said. ‌

Advice Direct Scotland , which runs consumeradvice.scot, is calling for tighter restrictions on cosmetic procedures as it deals with hundreds of complaints each year when things go wrong. ‌

The Scottish Government has proposed legislation to restrict non-surgical treatments to people aged 18 and over, a move backed by the charity. ‌

In a submission to MSPs examining the Bill, it said it has dealt with 430 cases related to such treatments in the past two years, with customers suffering a combined financial loss of £192,000.

The charity’s submission to Holyrood’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee states: “The public can flag concerns about practiti

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