Managing director Yogeeta Bawa reflects on the challenges affecting aesthetic practitioners in light of the mentoring discussions at Aesthetics Conference & Exhibition (ACE)
The aesthetics speciality continues to expand at a pace, attracting a growing number of newly qualified practitioners entering the market each year. A University College London (UCL) study identified 19,701 practitioners working across 5,589 clinics, compared with 3,667 practitioners identified in 2023 – an increase of over 400%. While this growth reflects significant opportunity within the sector, it also highlights a critical gap between qualification and real-world readiness, with many newly qualified practitioners struggling to gain the practical experience needed to enter and sustain clinical practice.¹
This notion was an aspect I observed when I participated in the Aesthetics Conference and Exhibition (ACE) mentoring sessions, in which I returned as a mentor. These discussions offered direct access to speciality leaders for expert guidance on business, clinical skills and the…
