GEL NAILS - AND NAIL ART - AWESOME POSSIBILITIES

Just thought I would share some images of gel nails, gel nail colour and nail art.

DANGERS OF FILLERS

Facial fillers can cause Granulomas if:

• Fillers are injected by an unqualified and/or inexperienced person
• More often with permanent fillers
• Inferior products are used; generally cheap unapproved and untested

How to avoid complications:

• Choose an experienced dermatologist or plastic surgeon rather than a physician who ‘dabbles’ in aesthetics. Never allow a non physician to inject you.
• Make sure the product is from a reputable drug manufacturer.
• If you are sensitive to lots of things, ask for a test dose to make sure you are not allergic
• Ask lots of questions and make sure you are satisfied with the answers.
• If it is cheap it is likely both an unqualified individual and/or a questionnable product
• Don't treat the procedure lightly.

Treatment of granulomas

• Consult a dermatologist or plastic surgeon.
• Minor granulomas can be treated with an anti-inflammatory injection.
• Larger ones will require surgery.
  

WHO IS QUALIIFIED?

You will find almost everyone and anyone putting out a shingle to inject Botox or fillers. There are Botox parties if you believe the "real housewives" series. As far as I know these activities are still a medical procedure to be carried out by a medical doctor. Even within the medical field the skills vary. Plastic surgeons and dermatologists generally claim they are the most qualified, however there are many general practitioners doing private esthetic procedures as well as dentists. The registered nursing body in my Province does not consider these injections in the scope of nursing practice, so I am not sure why anyone would let an esthetician inject them.

Manufactures of these products have an obligation to dispense to qualified individuals.

People who are not qualified to inject are likely either using deception to obtain the products from the manufacturer or are using imported knock offs from countries which have little if any controls on drugs. These imported products are of questionnable quality and purity.

I am sure that I would prefer to age gracefully than to risk significant injury or disfigurement by letting an unqualified individual with questionnable products inject me just because the price is right.

I have heard horror stories. Be very careful. Throughly research. Remember, this is still a developing phenomena and until there are better legislated controls, you will have to be sure to protect yourself.