CTSI is calling for: A licensing scheme to help regulate the sector and prevent unqualified individuals from administering high-risk procedures The establishment of a Ministerial-led government Task Force to coordinate enforcement, regulation, and reform across the sector The extension of underage legislation relating to aesthetic procedures to cover Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland The removal of unsafe products sold online, especially injectable substances like glutathione that can be purchased with no checks Kerry Nicol, External Affairs Manager, said: I am truly shocked that these procedures are being carried out in the UK
Glutathione is an antioxidant produced by cells in the body
Use can compound injuries and result in dependency
Its most consistently documented mechanism involves VEGFR2 activation and Akt-eNOS signaling, promoting angiogenesis in connective tissue research models (Hsieh et al., Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2017, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-016-1488-y)
These results have not been replicated in human clinical trials, so it is unclear whether these effects translate to human patients