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News Special: Returning to Aesthetic Practice

By Chloé Gronow / 02 Jun 2020

Aesthetics explores the advice available to maintain safety as clinics begin to reopen their doors following lockdown

Assessing Acne

By Aneesha Ahmad / 29 Jul 2020

Aesthetic practitioner Dr Aneesha Ahmad provides an introduction to acne assessment

Approaches to Eczema Management

By Emma Coleman / 20 Jul 2020

Dermatology nurse practitioner Emma Coleman shares her holistic approach to eczema management and presents a patient case study

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  Case Study: Lip Filler Vascular Occlusion

  By Lynn Lowery

  Nurse prescriber Lynn Lowery explores the management of a vascular occlusion

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  Understanding the Second Victim in Complications

  By Linda Mather

  Aesthetic nurse prescriber Linda Mather explores the psychological concerns practitioners may face after causing an aesthetic complication and provides recommendations for overcoming them

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  Cosmetic facial treatments still banned by Government

  New Government guidelines in England permitting the reopening of the beauty industry following the COVID-19 pandemic still restrict practitioners performing facial treatments.

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  JCCP describes appropriate premises for reopening

  Following its announcement to support the reopening of medical aesthetic clinics, the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) has further clarified what it considers to be an appropriate premises or clinic to deliver medically-related aesthetic treatments.

• BACN Updates
• New COVID-19 rules cause industry confusion about reopening
• The NMC signposts nurses to the BACN, JCCP and Save Face for return-to-practice guidance
• Survey suggests 41% of aesthetic practitioners will return to practice by July 4
• Insurance providers issue statement supporting clinics reopening