Cosmetic nurse breached care code after lip filler procedure

A woman needed hospital treatment after a cosmetic procedure on her lips didn’t go as planned. The nurse failed to recognise and act on signs of a condition known as vascular occlusion. The cosmetic nurse who did the treatment was found to have breached the health consumers’ code and must apologise.

A woman who was told she had a “gummy smile” and that lip filler would improve its appearance ended up being treated in hospital for damage caused by a blocked blood vessel. And not only did the woman require hospital treatment, she says she was left with a smile that she “hates” as a result of the cosmetic procedure. Now, the cosmetic nurse who did the procedure in October 2020 has been found to have breached part of the health consumers’ code by failing to provide an appropriate standard of care.



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