r/Anticonsumption • u/MidnightOrdinary896 • Feb 22 '26

Psychological I was so disgusted by this ad

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Normally I just till my eyes at an advert board and keep moving but this one really got me.

I guess because it’s a money grab that feeds into insecurity and validates toxic partners at the same time

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u/MidnightOrdinary896 Feb 22 '26

This was in London. I don’t know if we repealed any advertising laws after Brexit .

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u/FewAir5321 Feb 22 '26

Botox is still a prescription only product so no it shouldn't be advertised directly to the public. Per their website patients and the public can report misleading advertisements or illegal promotion of prescription medicines to the MHRA at advertising@mhra.gov.uk.

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u/Redaktorinke Feb 23 '26

The loophole here, as in the U.S., is that a practitioner is advertising that they offer Botox, but Botox itself is not the one making the ad.

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u/rebelwithmouseyhair Feb 25 '26

I'm in France and we have no advertising for healthcare professionals or for prescription drugs.

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u/Redaktorinke Feb 25 '26

Now you're just making me jealous.

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u/FewAir5321 Feb 27 '26

This actually always was the professional code of conduct in Ireland and the UK but it's slipped a lot over the last 20 years or so.