Beautician fined €10k for unlawfully providing Botox-like treatments at salon

Accused told HPRA inspector that she had tried to find a doctor to administer the treatment but could not get one

Anne Rossi told HPRA inspector Niall McCarthy: 'I knew I was on a sticky wicket for the last year or so.'

A Dublin beautician has been fined €10,000 for unlawfully giving Botox-like treatments to clients at her salon.

Anne Rossi, who runs the Anne Rossi Clinic, at Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3, was prosecuted by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) for offences under the Irish Medicines Board Act. The HPRA is the regulatory body for prescription medicines in Ireland.