11/06/2024
Top tips when going for an injectable treatment. Print them off and ask them to your practitioner before starting - one for our Maltese audience.
1. Are you a licensed doctor?
In Malta only a licensed doctor is legally allowed to prescribe and administer botulinum toxin. Getting a POM (prescription only medicine done from anyone else means they are likely not insured and should things go wrong they -and you, are likely not covered. It may also be a criminal offence.
Check the Malta Medical Register here https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/regcounc/medicalcouncil/Pages/Registers.aspx
2. Ask the practitioner to show you the SEALED box of dermal filler. Medical grade filler should have a CE marking with lot batch and expiry. NEVER EVER accept an open syringe- it could cost you your life, if it is used and the previous person has an infection. NEVER share a vial of filler with anyone else.
3. Ask what experience and training the practitioner has. If it is a day course and off we go set up, think very hard about proceeding.
4. Ask if your practitioner is the same person prescribing the injections and if not, why not.
5. Ask if your practitioner will be able to deal with complications if things go wrong, and a phone number where they can be reached 24h.
Remember, you carry your face everywhere you go: you have one, and it has to last you a lifetime. Be safe.