Call for tighter regulation at beauty salons offering cosmetic injections 
 
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 The improper use of cosmetic injections in beauty salons around Australia is completely unacceptable and needs proper regulation, the body representing cosmetic surgeons says. 
 
 The Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery (ACCS) issued a public warning against the practice after 35-year-old Jean Huang went into cardiac arrest while having a breast filler at a Sydney salon. 
 
 Ms Huang was injected by a Chinese national who was not registered to practice medicine in Australia. 
 
 Russell Knudsen from the ACCS said the organisation has long warned that beauty salons are out of their depth when it comes to providing cosmetic injections like botox and fillers. 
 
 "In the unlikely event of an adverse reaction, you have to have medical-grade resuscitation equipment available immediately and that's not going to happen in a beauty salon," Dr Knudsen said. 
 
 "If they are being done in a non-medical setting like a beauty salon or a botox party that we hear about, that is completely unacceptable." 
 
 Dr Knudsen said any beauty salon that has hired a cosmetic nurse must ensure a registered doctor is involved in the consultation process. 
 
 "It may be breaching the law depending on the contact between the patient and the doctor who is the person responsible for the prescribing of the medication," he said. 
 
 "There are always risks you need a comprehensive medical history of the patient to make sure they are not going to react or be aggravated. 
 
 "We fully support any regulations that enhance standards." 
 
 Growing number of salons offering medical procedures 
 
 In 2014, a nurse who administered an anti-wrinkle injection without a prescription or medical supervision had her licence suspended for three months. 
 
 Sydney human resources manager Tanya Yanni, 30, regularly gets anti-wrinkle injections and said she did a lot of research before choosing a practitioner. 
 
 "You can easily see why people would be drawn to beauty salon and laser salons, you can understand why people would be inclined to go for those cheap deals," Ms Yanni said. 
 
 "Prior to getting injectables, I did a lot of research for me personally I decided to go with a doctor I just felt more comfortable with." 
 
 She said injectables are becoming more commonplace among her peers and friends, with some even starting in their early 20s. 
 
 "I feel that they are becoming more popular because of reality television and social media." 
 
 About 1,000 beauty salons offer cosmetic injections like botox around Australia in an industry worth $1 billion per year, according to Tina Viney from the Aesthetics Practitioners Advisory Network. 
 
 Ms Viney said salon owner have a duty of care to carefully check the credentials of anyone injecting government-regulated substances. 
 
 "If a therapist would like to introduce an injector, they [should be] either a doctor with experience or training in that area or registered nurse that has qualifications in injecting," she said. 
 
 Topics: medical-procedures, australia ||||| Woman dies after botched breast surgery at Sydney beauty salon 
 
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 A woman who went into cardiac arrest while undergoing a botched breast surgery at a Sydney beauty salon has died. 
 
 Key points: Jean Huang managed Chippendale beauty salon where procedure was performed 
 
 Jie Shao administered anaesthetic, breast filler to Ms Huang 
 
 Shao, who has no medical qualifications in Australia, is charged 
 
 Jean Huang, 35, who managed the salon, underwent the procedure at the Medi Beauty Clinic in Chippendale on Wednesday and died at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday afternoon. 
 
 A Chinese tourist, 33-year-old Jie Shao, administered a local anaesthetic and breast filler to Ms Huang, despite having no medical qualifications in Australia. 
 
 Shao was charged with recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm and using poison to endanger life. 
 
 Inquiries are continuing with a view to further legal action being considered, NSW Police said. 
 
 Shao's bail application was refused on Thursday by magistrate Sharon Freund, who said police had a strong case against her. 
 
 Police said Shao had a plane ticket to leave Sydney for China. 
 
 "She has made a number of admissions in relation to local anaesthetics and breast fillers," Ms Freund said. 
 
 The magistrate rejected assurances from the tourist's legal aid solicitor that she had qualifications from the Canton (Guangdong) Medical University. 
 
 "These are very serious charges with a maximum of 10 years in jail," she said. 
 
 "As Ms Shao is a tourist she is clearly a flight risk and risk to the community." 
 
 The police prosecutor said it was a strong case "with admissions on electronic recordings". 
 
 The Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery (ACCS) issued a public warning following the incident and said the issuing of cosmetic injections in beauty salons around Australia needed proper regulation. 
 
 Topics: death, law-crime-and-justice, chippendale-2008 
 
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– A 35-year-old woman died after a botched breast procedure in which a Chinese tourist gave her a lethal dose of anesthesia, police said. Jean Huang went into cardiac arrest during the procedure on Wednesday, ABC News Australia reports, and died two days later. Jie Shao, 33, who had been in Australia for five days, administered breast fillers and the fatal dose of anesthesia, police said. She was charged with recklessly inflicting bodily harm and using poison to endanger life, and police said she may face more charges. Neither Shao nor Yuegiong Fu, who was working as nurse, had any medical qualifications in Australia, 9 News reports. Fu is also under investigation. Huang underwent the procedure, which does not require surgery, at Medi Beauty Laser and Contour Clinic in Sydney, where she worked as a manager. Shao's lawyer told a judge that she was a graduate of a medical university in China and was a specialist in dermatology. Shao, who was denied bail, had a return plane ticket to China. Her case was continued until Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery called for tighter regulations against clinics administering cosmetic fillers, Botox, and other injections. (A West Virginia mom died during a 'butt lift.')