02/10/2024
We all know what happened last week. It was desperately, desperately sad and entirely preventable.
At this point, we don't even know what to say anymore. Many of us in this industry have been crying out for proper regulation for YEARS. Licensing was confirmed to be going ahead back in 2022. And yet here we are, October 2024, with still no sign of anything changing.
The JCCP, BAMAN, BCAM and APG UK are among the organisations who have released statements highlighting the dire need for immediate regulation in aesthetics. But it really just feels like, once again, these statements will fall on deaf ears...
Day in, day out, we see countless "practitioners" advertising their services online. Ridiculously cheap prices. "Anti wrinkle" and B12 appointments with no mention of a prescription. No aftercare. No hygiene protocols. Calling themselves "advanced" but with little evidence of appropriate training or knowledge. It's bad enough that these people are carrying out facial injectables, which come with very real risks. But that many of these same people are now also carrying out extremely high-risk procedures like BBL?! It honestly makes us want to tear our hair out.
How and when will this ever change?