Unregulated cosmetic injectables leading to botulism & hospital admissions

About this episode

Felicity discusses a case of botulism linked to unregulated cosmetic injectables and the implications of recent regulation changes.

Join host Felicity in a solo, bonus episode on this developing case of botulism after a non-medical professional injected unregulated anti-wrinkle into multiple people at a residential premises in Sydney which lead to multiple hospital admissions A story which is gaining lots of attention by being a very extreme adverse event & by highlighting the issues with the latest regulation updates which limited medical professionals from educating consumers via online platforms since early last year Tell us what you think - have the updated regulations increased dodgy behavior in the cosmetic industry? WEBSITE www.thefitinjector.com.au IG @thefitinjector https://vm.tiktok.com/J1Ar7RS/​​​​​​​​ https://spoti.fi/3pazmKa FPBQDZJGHWTXH5UI

People in this episode

Host: Felicity Ward

Topics covered

• cosmetic injectables
• botulism
• hospital admissions
• regulation updates
• cosmetic industry
• adverse events

Keywords

• botulism
• cosmetic injectables
• hospital admissions
• regulation
• anti-wrinkle
• adverse events
• Sydney

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: thefitinjector.com.au, TikTok, Spotify

Places: Sydney

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