Srinagar, Nov 9: The quest for perfect skin is leaving a trail of burns, scars, and broken trust in Jammu and Kashmir.

Unregulated aesthetic clinics across J&K, run by untrained hands and unchecked machines, are turning cosmetic dreams into medical nightmares amid weak oversight.

With beauty trends getting redefined everyday and with an ever-increasing demand for invasive skin procedures, J&K’s aesthetic clinic market is booming and buzzing with unregulated, often untrained service providers.

The lack of supervision and regulation puts people at risk of infections, life-long scars, and financial frauds.

A 27-year-old teacher, Fatima (name changed) sought a simple solution to stubborn facial hair.

She registered for a laser removal procedure at a trendy salon-cum-clinic for Rs 3000 a s

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