You may have suffered because guidelines weren’t followed, your health information wasn’t checked, appropriate aftercare wasn’t provided or when faulty equipment was used.

Complications include:

• Dermal fillers – rashes, swelling, itching and bruising can occur. The filler can also move away from the intended area and you can suffer allergic reactions which may lead to anaphylaxis. Lumps can form under the skins and filler can also block blood vessels, resulting in the surrounding tissue dying.
• Botulinum toxin injections (including Botox) – your facial features around the injected area can become weak and may droop. You can also suffer from blurred or double vision and experience breathing difficulties.
• Chemical peels – superficial peels, medium peels and deep peels can cause similar complications including scarring and infection. Your skin might also appear lighter or darker than normal.
• Laser treatments – the skin can blister, sometimes causing scarring. Your skin colour can also change.
• Microdermabrasion – swelling can result in the treated area and the skin can become red. You may also become more sensitive to sun after the treatment.
• Eyelash extensions and tinting – allergic reactions to chemicals used in eyelash glue and dye can cause rashes, swelling and even damage to the eyes. A patch test should be conducted before your procedure to check you don’t have a reaction to chemicals in the products.

If you’ve suffered an injury from a beauty treatment and would like to make a claim, we could help. Call us on 0800 056 4110 or contact us online.

The patch test should be given 24 hours before any treatment that uses chemicals.

If you haven’t been given a patch test and suffer an injury or reaction, we could help you make a claim. Call us on 0800 056 4110 or contact us online.

We have experience helping beauty and nail technicians who’ve had an allergic reaction to products used for treatments. For more information, see our Accidents at Work Claims page

We’ve also helped people who’ve developed asthma due to chemical exposure from acrylic nails and polishes. For more information, see our Occupational Asthma Claims page.

Please take photos of your injuries, and keep any receipts from the beauty salon you visited. This will help us confirm where your injury took place.