About The Industry
About The Industry
About The Industry
Did you know the UK is one of the only countries in the world to not regulate aesthetic procedures?
Did you know the UK is one of the only countries in the world to not regulate aesthetic procedures?
This means just about anyone can pick up a needle or medical device and put it in your skin. This is a growing concern for medical injectors but a greater concern for the general public seeking aesthetic treatments who are unaware of the lack of control, standards and regulation currently surrounding this ever-growing industry.
As medical professionals, we encourage you to research your injector thoroughly, including what statutory body they are regulated with, what certified training they have received and to ensure their products and devices are FDA approved to deem them legal in the UK.
You should be aware as a medical professional I am connected to many regulated pharmacies in the UK where I purchase all of my products to confirm they are genuine, traceable and CE marked, ensuring they are safe for practice and not counterfeit.
Aesthetic treatments should be reassuringly expensive and if it sounds too good to be true then it most certainly is. Cheap products that enter this vast growing industry have very little evidence to support them which carries higher risks when injected or penetrated next to vital organs. Do not compromise your sight, brain, nose, lips and any other body part for a cheap aesthetic treatment.
Dermal filler treatments are reversible if a complication should arise, but this treatment requires a prescription and should only be used by those who are medically trained and regulated. Not your beautician.
There is some good news. The JCCP (Joint Council of Cosmetic Practitioners) is an organisation working closely with the government and national bodies seeking greater regulation on nor-surgical aesthetic treatments in the UK. Their aim is to create a safer environment for members of the public undergoing non-surgical treatments with mandated qualifications, premises criteria, insurance and many other steps relating to the sector.
