Members of the beauty industry have warned clients against inviting therapists into their homes to carry out treatments.

Drugmaker Allergan has said it remains "committed to Ireland" despite agreeing to be bought by US rival AbbVie in a $63bn (€55.3bn) deal.

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Minister Harris says the restriction for under 18s would work in a similar way to the sunbed ban.

Westport’s status as the ‘Botox capital of the world’ is confirmed with new figures showing that pharma giant, Allergan has sold $4bn (€3.6bn) of the anti-wrinkle treatment from its Co Mayo plant over the past two years.

A total of €97,792 was spent on facelift and browlift surgeries for 31 patients in public hospitals last year.

Three women have told a court there was no doctor present when they got anti-wrinkle, botox-like treatments at a hair and beauty clinic in Dublin, writes Tom Tuite.

Increasingly Irish males are investing in cosmetic procedures, with Botox, nose jobs, eye lifts and breast tissue reduction topping the list, says Áilin Quinlan.

RTÉ has declined to reveal if licence payers are covering the cost of a cosmetic procedure set to be performed on former model, author and columnist Amanda Brunker on tonight’s Late Late Show.

Older women are asking for Botox, not as a vain attempt to turn back time, but as a tool to prolong their careers, writes Deirdre Reynolds.

Looking for a natural alternative to Botox? Doing 20 minutes of face yoga a day can help to firm sagging skin and ease wrinkles, says Margaret Jennings.                        

ALAN TITCHMARSH has strong views when it comes to having any kind of cosmetic procedures on his face.