September marked a milestone for regulation within aesthetic medicine. The Government has launched a public consultation to seek the thoughts of practitioners and members of the public on how non-surgical cosmetic procedures should be regulated in England.1
The industry will view this as a long time coming. The Keogh Review of the regulation of cosmetic interventions in 2013 stated that the aesthetics specialty, particularly dermal fillers, was a ‘crisis waiting to happen.’2 Ten years later, suggestions for the improvement of the sector are finally being put in place.
The changes suggested include introducing new licensing laws for any practitioner and premises offering treatments such as botulinum toxin, dermal fillers and chemical peels, as part of the Government’s response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s Inquiry Report on body image.3 It has also been proposed that it be made…
