INECTABLE TREATMENTS FREE FROM REGULATION
The voluntary scheme which is being launched only applies to injectable cosmetic drugs such as Botox, which freezes muscles in order to smooth out facial lines, and fillers which plump out wrinkles
Lights and lasers, used for hair removal and facial peels, where a layer of skin is removed to reveal brighter skin underneath, will come under statutory regulation by the Care Quality Commission.
Chris Inglefield from London Bridge Plastic Surgery said a voluntary scheme for injectables and a statutory one for lasers did not make sense.
Sally Taber, director of the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services which is funded by private healthcare companies and will run the scheme, said government ministers had decided that there was not enough money to bring in statutory regulation.
