{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6a01a5315c981a3573cc22a4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Lack of legislation Around Injectable Aesthetics 'Glaring Public Safety Failure' - 11/05/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1778488162771-6e825377-88a2-49c0-ab6c-0bd25b8d273e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A medical doctor and aesthetics practitioner says the lack of legislation around injectable aesthetics is “a glaring public safety failure”.</p><p><br></p><p>Cork man Stephen Creedon and his sister Niamh, who holds a PhD in chemistry, have come together to develop an online directory of registered aesthetic practitioners, following an <em>RTÉ Investigates</em> probe into the sale and offering of Botox-type products illegally in Ireland.</p><p><br></p><p>Safeskin.ie a free directory of aesthetic clinics in Ireland where every listed practitioner has been independently verified against the Medical Council, Dental Council, or the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland register.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Anti-wrinkle injections are currently prescription-only in Ireland and must be administered by registered doctors, dentists, or nurses working under medical direction - however, the same legal requirements do not exist for dermal fillers.</p><p><br></p><p>Dr Stephen Creedon joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}