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  "id": 17847,
  "title": "Shady lip service: experts warn against illicit beauty treatments in Hong Kong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/shady-lip-service-experts-warn-against-illicit-beauty-treatments-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-02T01:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3362643/shady-lip-service-experts-warn-against-illicit-beauty-treatments-hong-kong"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beauticians from outside Hong Kong are performing illegal cosmetic procedures such as botulinum toxin and filler injections in the city, with middlemen setting up online “secret societies” or chat groups for customers to share information, industry experts have revealed. A beauty industry expert and a plastic surgeon said they had seen or received reports of botched procedures by beauty…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}