MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) will examine the ongoing risks associated with non-surgical cosmetic procedures and cosmetic surgery as part of a House of Commons inquiry into cosmetic procedures.
An oral evidence session will take place at the Palace of Westminster on September 9, with evidence from Ashton Collins, director of Save Face, and Ms Nora Nugent, plastic surgeon and president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.
The hearing follows the Government’s response, published in August 2025, to its consultation on the licensing and regulation of non-surgical cosmetic procedures. It forms part of Parliament’s plans to introduce a national licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.
MPs are expected to discuss the potential impact of the proposed licensing system, concerns surrounding high-risk procedures such as liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs), and growing evidence of harm and associated costs to the NHS linked to cosmetic tourism.
The session comes after a WEC report published in February 2026, which recommended that ‘high harm’ procedures, including liquid BBLs, should be banned immediately without further consultation.
The committee also criticised the pace of regulatory reform, stating that the Government is “not moving quickly enough” to introduce a licensing system for non-surgical cosmetic procedures and should “accelerate regulatory action”.
MPs cautioned that the lack of timely action is “fostering complacency in self-regulation” across the medical aesthetics specialty.