The Welsh Conservatives have called for greater public awareness of the risks associated with unregulated aesthetic treatments following the successful prosecution of an aesthetics provider by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW).
The case followed an HIW investigation which found that an aesthetics provider in Bridgend, South Wales, had continued to offer unregistered treatments, despite being instructed to cease operations in March 2025.
In response, the Welsh Conservatives highlighted the need for robust regulation and enforcement within the sector, stressing the importance of ensuring that patients can have confidence in the safety and standards of cosmetic and aesthetic treatment providers.
Natasha Asghar MS, Welsh Conservative shadow minister for Health and Social Care, said, “It is concerning that this provider continued offering laser treatments after being explicitly instructed to stop and that customers were potentially given a misleading impression about its registration status. It is vital that aesthetics providers meet the necessary legal requirements and that the appropriate regulatory safeguards are in place.”