# Cardiff woman scarred by severe infection after home filler treatment; man arrested

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/woman-left-fighting-for-her-life-after-getting-filler-injections-from-practitioner-she-found-on-facebook-man-is-arrested/
- Published: 2026-11-08T20:06:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T20:17:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16276447/Woman-filler-injections-practitioner-Facebook-man-arrested.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A Facebook-found filler practitioner treated Collard at a home in Newport.
- Infection led to emergency surgery and permanent scarring.
- A 45-year-old man was arrested and released on bail.

## Summary

Helena Collard, 59, from Cardiff, says she was left fighting for her life after receiving facial fillers from a practitioner she found on Facebook. She hopes sharing her experience will encourage others to be cautious about cosmetic procedures, particularly when practitioners lack basic safeguards.

Collard booked a next-day appointment at the practitioner’s home in Newport and received no paperwork or aftercare advice. Days later, facial swelling and severe pain led to an A&E diagnosis of facial cellulitis and a potentially life-threatening infection; surgeons cut into the injected areas, leaving permanent scars. Gwent Police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of section 18 assault and released him on bail. The case comes amid a parliamentary report warning that regulation of cosmetic procedures has not kept pace with their growth.

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