Yesterday the JCCP reiterated its massive push for legislation in the aesthetics industry – and believes D-Day is getting closer. At an online stakeholder meeting yesterday (November 09) Professor David Sines, Chairman of the JCCP, said he believes they are getting “more traction with ministers and parliament” to bring in laws to create a national…
Aesthetic practitioners in the UK have been asked to tell the body that makes the rules about Botox and dermal fillers to let them know their top five issues so they can deal with them. Cosmetic Couture and the ACPB has been asked to contribute and are determined our voices will be heard. And we…
Today the ACPB can exclusively reveal that there are absolutely no plans to make dermal fillers prescription only medicines (POM). Last week rumours were swirling round social media that they were and even the JCCP issued a new statement on the subject – once again calling for this to happen. The MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare…
A warning not to use needle-free devices like hyaluron pens for the injection of dermal fillers or hyaluronic acid has been issued in the USA. No such warning has yet been issued in the UK. The US Food & Drug Administration Agency this week warned aesthetic practitioners not to use needle-free devices such as hyaluron…
Social media is awash with rumours about dermal fillers becoming a prescription only medicine (POM). Even the JCCP has issued a new statement on the subject – once again calling for this to happen. The MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) previously has confirmed that it has no plans to make dermal fillers prescription…
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…