" Only seven fillers - injectable substances used to reduce wrinkles - containing hyaluronic acid are licensed in the US compared with 65 in the UK. "

" Every year around 400,000 people undergo non-surgical cosmetic treatments such as fillers, a figure which is increasing. "

"New products are coming onto the market all the time and the regulation needs to keep up with the science"

" Most cosmetic fillers in the UK are covered by EU legislation, which allows companies to self-certify or use independent testing laboratories. "

" One example of weak regulation, says Which?, is Isolagen - a treatment that used patients' own cells to smooth out skin. "

" Which? claims the company has used information gathered in Britain to support its pending licence application to the Federal Drug Administration in the US. "

" And it said the company had claimed the product had been cleared by the health regulator despite not being covered by any regulation in Britain. "

" Isolagen has now closed its European operation and has withdrawn from the British market, the magazine said. "

" Jenny Driscoll, health campaigner at Which?, said: "At the moment Britain is effectively a testing ground for cosmetic treatments. "

" "New products are coming onto the market all the time and the regulation needs to keep up with the science. "

" "If the Department of Health doesn't step up and recognise the flaws in the system, it is leaving Brits potentially at risk." "

" A spokesperson for the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said the regulatory status of dermal fillers was
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