A NEW law banning Botox and fillers for under 18s is about to come into force. The Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Lords back in April – and makes it illegal to give botulinum toxin or filler injections to anyone under the age of 18…
This has to be some kind of joke, right? Here at ACPB Towers we couldn’t believe it when we were shown an advert for a Botox sale. Yes an advert for a Botox sale. No prescription. No CE mark. No regulation. No oversight. No training. Oh – and it’s just a teenie weenie bit ILLEGAL!…
The simple answer is NO. There are lots of reasons why ACPB doesn’t believe non-medics will ever be stopped from doing filler and anti-wrinkle treatments. 1. To make a perfectly legal profession illegal would mean a change in the law. And if this was ever done (which is highly unlikely) non-medics would need to be…
By Pete Richardson We live in a very strange world where confusion, fear, uncertainty and anger are daily emotions for those in the beauty industry. Salons can open for treatments as long as those treatments are not on the face. What? How is that policed and where do we draw the line? Is the neck…
An opinion piece By Pete Richardson The recent unlocking of lockdown for various industries has seen a battle begin between medics and non-medics in the aesthetics industry. Many medics have claimed that treatments like anti-wrinkle and dermal fillers are medical procedures and therefore they should be allowed to open their salons because medical clinics can…
The answer to the question: Should I cancel my insurance while I’m not working?” is a simple one really. Not if you want to be covered for any claims made against you for medical practice from before you closed. And people have THREE YEARS to make a claim. While it might be hard work and…
Last week a report on the ITV News website highlighted that “botched fillers” cost the NHS £29 million. Pete Richardson asked the question at the time – can we believe this number? It now appears not. A claim in the national media last week that “botched fillers” cost the NHS £29 million is wrong –…
A beautician from West Yorkshire has taken on the might of the media and won a libel case two years after they published a false and damning article about her work. As part of a wider attack on the industry under the headline “Curse of the Cosmetic Cowboys”, the Mail on Sunday used a story…
As you should all be aware all adverts for all anti-wrinkle toxins are now banned in the UK. Many in the aesthetics industry have used phrases like “anti-wrinkle injections” to get around the ban on advertising prescription only medicines – but following the release of an enforcement notice by the Committee of Advertising Practice, the…
The Association of Cosmetic Prescribers (ACPB) has helped with more than 40 written requests for help with patient safety since it was awarded charitable status just a few months ago. In addition, it has assisted with an estimated 100 requests to its telephone helpline. Since May 2019, the charity, which was created to: “Promote the…