Having 'Botox like going to get a morning coffee'

"It's just like going to get coffee in the morning."

Lizzie Day said Botox became part of her routine until a doctor friend raised concerns about a "fat-dissolving" treatment she was using.

The 30-year-old recruitment consultant admitted jumping on the bandwagon of the latest aesthetic treatments being talked about on social media.

Wales' regulator Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, external believes a comprehensive review is required into the type of services available, as well as into who provides them and where.

The Welsh government said Botox and weight-loss medicines can only be supplied with a prescription and a scoping exercise will be carried out early next year to see if further regulation is needed.

Botulinum toxin - commonly known by the brand name Botox - is also sold under several other licensed brands in the UK, including Azzalure, Bocouture and Dysport.

Video edited by Tink Llewellyn

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