Over the last nine years, authorities have received approximately 1,000 reports related to aesthetic procedures performed by unqualified individuals and warn that the application of Botox or hyaluronic acid can cause serious infections or tissue death.
Around 1,000 reports of aesthetic procedures by unqualified individuals in nine years
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