Social media has sparked a rise in children being injected with botulinum toxin (Botox) and dermal fillers, leaving them scarred and needing emergency corrective surgery.

Advice Direct Scotland (ADS) is calling for tighter restrictions on cosmetic procedures after complaints of ‘ghost’ practitioners who visit teenagers’ homes.

Social media has sparked a rise in younger people having surgeries with algorithms promoting cheaper surgeries and making Botox injections seem to be as normal as getting your nails done.

In a submission to members of the Scottish Parliament, the charity said it has dealt with 430 cases related to botched treatments in the past two years costing customers £192,000.

ADS said they have received complaints about practitioners carrying out dermal filler and Botox inj

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