According to new statistics from Save Face, 83 per cent of complainants were not asked their medical history. Seven in ten didn’t know what product was being injected into their faces, and 84 per cent were blocked or ignored by their practitioner when they tried to seek help afterwards. Astonishingly, 93 per cent of those seeking redress were not aware that serious complications could occur, and thought these were low-risk beauty treatments. ‘Contrary to what people may think, dermal fillers are associated with far more potential risks than Botox,’ says Dr Gammell. ‘Risks with dermal fillers can range from lumps to permanent blindness, if a filler is injected into a blood vessel resulting in a vascular occlusion (blocked blood vessel).’