For just £62, eBay users could buy a kit containing powder, needles and a face map.
The kits were available from the US and the original report was filed by Which? editor Sarah Kidner, who says "We were appalled we were able to buy a DIY kit so easily, and we are concerned the internet is becoming a marketplace for cut price cosmetic treatments.
I have to say I'm shocked that these kits were allowed on eBay in the first place. Botox, while perfectly safe in a qualified and professional environment, really shouldn't be attempted by amateurs.
If you're tempted to buy a cut price Botox kit from anywhere, please think twice - the results may not be the results you were looking for, and it could cost a lot more to fix, if it can be treated at all.
Always use a qualified medical professional for any Botox treatment.
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I think this is shocking - surely Ebay should have things in place to stop this happening in the first place? How many of them were sold? And to whom? The thought of teenage girls, influenced by the media, buying these kits is really worrying.
ReplyDeleteI'm all for Botox, done properly and safely in a clinic such as Riverbanks, but done yourself in your own home in a mirror? Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me!
That's awful! - With all the pressure on teenagers these days I dread to think how many could have purchased this and tried it themselves!
ReplyDeleteI'm for botox - if it's done by a professional who knows what they're doing! I wouldn't even think about trying to do it myself!!
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I don't know the dangers of attempting to administer Botox at home, or what the risks are but I suspect the potential for doing lasting damage is pretty high.
ReplyDeleteIs there no regulation over the use of Botox? Surely it should only ever be used by trained people?
It's scary stuff but is one of the inevitable drawbacks of Ebay. Anyone can put anything on sale, no matter how dangerous or illegal. Ok, Ebay should remove it once it's drawn to their attention, but that could easily be too late.
ReplyDeleteThere should be some sort of regulation governing this sort of thing. Someone could do themselves some real damage with that stuff (assuming it even is Botox in the kits!) *shudder*
ReplyDeleteI think the people who make and distribute DIY Botox kits should be hunted down and driven out of business. It's bad enough that there are unqualified people out there offering Botox injections when all the "training" they've had is a couple of hours practising on an orange ... but suggesting people could do it themselves is outrageous.
ReplyDeleteWhat will be offered next on Ebay, I wonder? Self-inflating breast enhancements? DIY nose jobs? Drive-thru face lifts? The mind boggles.
Absolutely outrageous. Ebay started off as something unique and seemed to be well regulated. Now, it is a free for all. I don't use Ebay anymore. I don't trust it and reading this is just another one of it's many screw ups. I dread to think what will be sold on there next.................. any luck it will be Ebay itself.
ReplyDeleteIf i were ever to consider having bottox it would be with someone like Dr Ravi Jain with a double award-winning cosmetic medical practice based in Harpenden NOT a £62, fake kit containing powder, needles and a face map brought on ebay.
Ahh, the joys of eBay. The world's fleamarket, where you can buy any junk you fancy.
ReplyDeleteIt seems you can buy anything on the web today, including medicines that turn out to be horrific fakes. If you can't control the internet, surely these things can be stopped at Customs or the Post Office.
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