A woman experienced negative side effects after receiving Botox injections from an unqualified individual, directed by a doctor, according to a Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) report.
The incident, which took place in 2020, involved the doctor instructing an unqualified clinic employee over the phone to administer the treatment while he was absent from the facility.
The actions violated the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights.
The employee, who was supposed to provide only administrative and health care assistant support, proceeded with the treatment without fully informing the patient of the risks, side effects, or obtaining informed consent.
The patient later reported severe symptoms following the procedure, which included a racing heart rate, feeling of dread, shaking, sweating, inability to fall asleep, a feeling her body was on fire and had ‘electrical surges’, among others.
The HDC found that the doctor failed to ensure the delegation of clinical tasks to appropriately qualified staff and did not ensure the patient was adequately informed about the treatment.
Since the complaint, the medical centre has revised its consent forms and policies regarding Botox treatments.
The doctor has ceased practicing, with his certificate expiring in 2020, and the employee no longer performs clinical or cosmetic treatments.
The Commissioner recommended a competence review for the doctor and policy updates for the medical centre to prevent unqualified staff from administering Botox.
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It is not a ” treatment” . It is a ” cosmetic” misuse of medicine.
Something that benefit the cupidity of the medical corporation ( there are a few exceptions). Many ” doctors” totally incompetent. They are just the representatives of bigpharma.
We all see ” how competent” they were with the poison injections