Health official warns against illegal botox clinics

The Executive Director the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA), Dr Mariam Al-Jalahma, has warned against the use of unlicensed filler and botox injections in salons by unauthorised persons. Ms Al Jalahma said “the authority has received information that some illegal and unlicensed practitioners have been offering filler and botox injections to girls and women in beauty salons, not through licensed doctors or clinics”. “The NHRA is subjecting all pharmaceuticals used in cosmetics to the supervision, examination and assurance of quality certificates, and these materials are often illegally smuggled by illegal persons to practice.” She warned that NHRA will take legal action in co-operation with Ministry of Health against these saloons that allow such practices, and against people as well. She called on all wishing to use filler or botox to review specialised clinics licensed by NHRA, and to ensure the legality of this practice before exposure; because it may endanger them.