News that could affect many beauty salons and beauty clinics in the UK - Cosmetics Design Europe reports a change in regulations from the General Medical Council -
The General Medical Council has announced new regulations governing Botox aimed at tightening up the administration of the popular anti-ageing treatment.
The new recommendations mean that consumers seeking out dermal fillers such as Botox will now have to go to qualified doctors before having the injections to ascertain if they are healthy enough and are not susceptible to an allergic reaction
The regulation, which came into force this week, will also mean that only fully qualified medical experts can administer dermal filler injections, a measure that is aimed at wiping out the ‘cowboy’ operators who have been blamed for botched treatments in the past.
Only with doctor’s permission
The aim of this is to try and cut out the beauty therapists and nurses who have previously administered the treatments to anyone they want, without a doctor’s permission.
The guidelines also aim to stamp out Botox parties, which have become increasingly popular amongst groups of friends and associates who want to take the treatment together as a kind of recreation activity.
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