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Botox to cope with high heels

Women executives are having Botox injected into their feet to cope with wearing high heels through the Christmas party season.

The Harley Medical Group, one of Britain’s largest cosmetic surgery chains, says more and more women in London are injecting Botox into the soles of their feet. It says many women are happy to pay £240 for the new technique, called ‘foot-fillers’, instead buying a £2 gel-filled pad to put in their shoes.

The company said that it was common in the run up to Christmas to see a rush of bookings for Botox, reports the Daily Telegraph. Facial injections used to be the only area clients requested, until last year when one or two asked to have their painful feet sorted out.

Dr Nick Milojevic, the main doctor to supply the injections, said: “This year we have received increased enquiries for foot fillers.

“We do say to patients that the results are not long lasting because of the high impact on this area of the body so that they should think twice before spending the money. Facial fillers last for three months and Botox lasts up to six months, but on the foot area fillers will often only provide cushioning for around two to three months.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .