A Sherwood Park aesthetics clinic is under fire for performing unauthorized cosmetic procedures treatments to its clients, however the owner said it’s an honest mistake. Last week, Health Canada issued an advisory saying treatments were being provided by someone posing as a medical practitioner without the necessary qualifications at MedSkin Laser Center in Sherwood Park. The government agency said the facility was offering unauthorized platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatments — sometimes called a vampire facial — including: The list also included unauthorized platelet rich fibrin (PRF) for scalp, eyes, acne, face, neck, jaw line, hands and decolletage, as well as unauthorized Botox injections, microneedling and plasma pen treatments.
PRP involves blood being drawn from the patient’s body, put in a centrifuge machine to separate the platelet-rich plasma, which is then used for various treatments. Health Canada said the operator was not qualified to offer such procedures — only doctors or nurses can. But Christine Francouer, owner of MedSkin Laser Centre, is defending her reputation and wants to clear her name.
She said her intentions were not malicious and she wasn’t intentionally skirting the rules. Although not a doctor, Francouer believed she was qualified to perform PRP injections after being certified in 2017 to perform PRP treatments by the British Columbia Academy of Medical Aesthetics and Skin Care in Vancouver. “What’s more devastating is ‘posing to be.