Vienna: Sixth illegal beauty clinic revealed-police strike!

Vienna: Sixth illegal beauty clinic revealed-police strike!

An illegal beauty clinic was once again unmasked in Vienna. On Thursday, the group's joint control took place, consisting of the police, financial police and urban authorities, in a nail salon in the Alsergrund district. This already represents the sixth case of this kind that was uncovered within a short time. In the suspicious beauty salon, not only nail care services were offered, but also cosmetic interventions such as botox and filler treatments, which can only be carried out by media qualified personnel, such as courier reported.

During the inspection, the authorities found what they were looking for: a supposed doctor fell into the hands of the officers during treatment. All substances used were confiscated and the complaints filed against the operators and unauthorized personnel include violations of the Medical Act, quackery and undeclared work. Walter Hillerer, head of the emergency measures group, highlighted the importance of such operations to combat dangerous practices. He also called on the population to immediately report any information about illegal clinics in order to avoid health risks. The controls are part of an ongoing monitoring strategy to protect consumers as well Ö24 emphasized.

Popularity of illegal treatments

The popularity of aesthetic treatments in Austria is unbroken. According to the Vienna Medical Association, between 30,000 and 100,000 such interventions are carried out annually. Illegal treatments seem to be invisible in the shade of these numbers. Johannes Matiasek from the Medical Association describes the number of illegal interventions as "not low", which is a worrying reference to the enormous market for cosmetic interventions. In Vienna, however, there have been two striking cases of illegal beauty clinics in Vienna, one of them in Simmering, such as The press recently reported.

In recent years, the expenditure on beauty treatments has increased by a whopping 172 % compared to ten years ago. The average output per person is 68 euros per year. People particularly often use botox, hyaluronic acid or laser treatments. If you consider that many of these interventions are offered in unauthorized studios, a clear risk is obvious to the patient. Often it becomes foal, especially when lure offers appear or prices are particularly cheap, without being associated with the required quality of services.

Raise awareness of risks

In order to facilitate the public informed decisions, the City of Vienna has started an educational campaign. This aims to clarify the citizens about the risks of aesthetic interventions and to encourage them to carefully inform themselves when choosing the attending doctor. Only specialists in Austria are authorized to carry out the corresponding treatments, which creates very clear regulations.

For the citizens: The following applies: If you consider treatment, you should always find out about the qualifications of the specialists and recognize that terms such as "beauty doctor" or "cosmetic surgeon" are not sufficient evidence of qualified training. Serious doctors are also available for transparent information about risks and side effects.

Especially in the booming world of beauty medicine, it is important to keep your eyes open and to check local offers carefully so that the desire to beauty does not become a nasty surprise.