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

Advice Direct Scotland (ADS), 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 practitioners to us.

“We have

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