She posted on her social media a ruling from the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (TSJC) from 2021, which confirmed that medically aesthetic procedures are the sole responsibility of medical professionals. This includes invasive interventions such as botulinum toxin injections, hyaluronic acid procedures, or medical laser treatments. She shared it on her professional profile, and the company managing the communication policy for her clinic also disseminated it, sharing comments on the matter. However, this ruling published by dermatologist Marina Rodríguez Martín was not well-received by everyone. An aesthetic nurse has filed a lawsuit against her for alleged unfair competition, feeling aggrieved by the publication and negative reviews.
The doctor claims she has been the victim of a harassment campaign on social media. “They flooded the clinic’s switchboard and we received threats”. Yesterday, she appeared in the Commercial Court number one of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
The dermatologist asserts that “I have no commercial interest, I only defend the interests of patients who have the right to be treated by qualified professionals,” she stated.
The lawyer for the plaintiff nurse inquired about the posts made on social media by her or by the communications company she had hired to manage them, as well as the reviews left by third parties against some clinics and, allegedly, against the aesthetic nurse who feels aggrieved. The doctor insisted that “she simply” copied a ruling from the TSJC and did not give “instructions to anyone, either to write supportive reviews or against anyone.”
She pointed out in the oral hearing that she had been “the victim of a campaign of harassment and threats, the coordinated sending of intimidating burofaxes from unqualified professionals; anonymous messages, defamatory publications, and pressure to stop speaking out.” Despite her account, the judge interrupted her, as this was not the purpose of the trial. The doctor defended herself: “The plaintiff believes that the publication of the ruling confirming that medically aesthetic treatments are the exclusive domain of specialist doctors is an offence, but my only motivation for revealing what is an illegality has been to protect my patients.”
Outside the courtroom, she stated that she will continue to publicly denounce these practices. “What drives me then, and now, is ethics and professional duty. I cannot remain silent about treatments that, in inadequate hands, jeopardise the health of individuals.”
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