Secret filming by ITV News has given a rare insight into dangerous cosmetic practices being carried out in some of Britain’s high-street salons by 'wild west operators'. In a new ITV documentary - 'Britain's Backstreet Surgery Scandal' - Health Secretary Wes Streeting commits to taking action against those carrying out these procedures. ITV News put these criticisms to Luxury Medical Aesthetics who chose not to respond to the safety concerns raised. When reporter Cree-Summer Haughton approached the owner outside her salon, she didn’t want to answer her questions. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00And if we see, let's say, we damage the one side of the nerves, then we're very, very careful on the other side.
00:06And we damage, with our students, two times nerves and one time artery.
00:15Hello, my name's Priya from IT, we've got a few questions to ask you.
00:19We've got a few questions to ask you.
00:21Do you accept that these practices are unsafe?
00:24Can you continue with these unsafe practices?
00:30I think it's absolutely disgusting that there are Wild West operators practising, actually dangerously, in cosmetic surgery and putting people's lives at risk.
00:41That is why, to be fair to them, the previous government initiated work on this.
00:46We are carrying it through, we are working as fast as we can, we know that we need to act.
00:50So no exact time frame?
00:52Not at this stage.