U.K., Oct. 21 -- UK Parliament issued the following news:
Report: Cosmetic procedures
Inquiry: Cosmetic procedures
Women and Equalities Committee
Chair comment
Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee and Labour MP Olivia Bailey said:
“It’s welcome news that the Government is finally acting on recommendations made in two successive reports by the Women and Equalities Committee this year to place restrictions on the highest-risk cosmetic procedures.
“WEC’s report warned back in February that procedures that are deemed high risk such as liquid BBLs and liquid breast augmentations, which have already been shown to pose a serious threat to patient safety, should be banned immediately.
“However, another consultation into 2027 without immediate safeguards is no substitute for timely action - delays are prolonging a significant risk to patient safety.
“The Committee heard shocking evidence that such procedures were being carried out and delivered by unqualified practitioners and in unsafe settings, so a tightening of the existing rules is a vital step forward.
“As WEC recommended all practitioners performing invasive surgical cosmetic procedures should be required to have specialist training and hold appropriate board certification in the procedures they undertake.
“While it is positive to hear a licensing system for non-surgical cosmetic procedures will be introduced within this Parliament, this issue requires much faster regulatory progress to fully crackdown on this evolving wild west and the Government is not moving quickly enough.”
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