The worrying rise of ‘baby Botox’ and ‘Kylie Jenner’ injections in Ireland – expert says: ‘We have kids coming in every day asking for fillers’Irish black‑market injectors are leaving teens at risk of blindness and tissue damageUnregulated injectors taking one‑day UK courses before returning to Ireland and offering high‑risk proceduresOne teen who self‑injected filler cut off the blood flow to her lipCalls for stronger legislation to protect young people‘We have kids coming in every day asking for fillers’ – how black‑market injectors are leaving teens at riskLaura Lynott Today at 06:30Children as young as 16 are seeking cosmetic procedures such as fillers and “baby Botox”, prompting renewed calls for stricter legislation to protect minors from an anti-ageing culture driven by social media.

Source: Irish Independent January 19, 2026 13:00 UTC