‘A patient had this done lying flat on her kitchen table’ – doctor issues warning about face-fillers as young women narrowly avoid blindness

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Dr Brian Cotter of Sisu clinic

Amy Molloy

A doctor has warned that an “abundance of untrained practitioners” are operating in Ireland’s cosmetic industry and has urged the Government to increase regulation.

Dr Brian Cotter, medical director of aesthetic clinic chain Sisu, has seen women narrowly avoid blindness after fillers were incorrectly injected into their faces.