I may be permanently scarred: Woman left covered in burn marks after cosmetic treatment calls for tighter controls on private therapists

Charlotte Cripps was off to a private beauty therapist for a lovely session of pampering when a botched procedure left her forever 'permanently scared'.


The arts writer underwent Intense Pulsed Light treatment - where light is used to smooth the complexion - for a newspaper story three years ago.

With the treatment recommended by a friend, the 40-year-old was shocked when she felt 'excruciating pain' as the technician ran a hand-held machine over her chest and face at a London spa.

'I left the department store and got home within about 20 minutes. I looked in the mirror and I screamed,' said Miss Cripps, from Ladbroke Grove.     More