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The blood-curdling moment 'back-street' cosmetic clinic sucks fat from woman's jaw as she writhes in pain READ MORE: The astonishing corners Turkish plastic surgeons cut to lure Brits By EMILY STEARN, SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE Published: 10:42, 14 November 2024 | Updated: 10:58, 14 November 2024 e-mail View comments The chilling cosmetic practices carried out by 'wild west operators' in some of Britain's high-street salons were today exposed in a shock investigation. Raw footage shows one beautician crudely continuing to suck out fat from a client's cheek using a 'suction wand' — a long metal tube that pierces the skin — despite her clearly being in pain. Cameras also capture the practitioner admitting she only ever damaged just 'two nerves' and 'one artery' during the hundreds of other procedures she has done.

All of the hard-hitting clips were secretly captured by an undercover reporter who had signed up for a one-day training course at Luxury Medical Aesthetics in Clapham, south west London . Experts today slammed the 'unbelievable' and 'disgusting' practices that were found in the ITV News probe. Doctors also warned Brits contemplating getting non-surgical procedures to choose carefully and only ever opt for experienced practitioners.



During the training course in 'fat reduction' procedures, which cost £1,500, students were told about the different treatments before a client arrived just half an hour later. The undercover footage shows a beautician making.

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