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This independent report sets out recommendations to protect people who choose cosmetic surgery.
We are seeking your views on what procedures should be in scope of the licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.
People and businesses are invited to share their views on how to make non-surgical cosmetic procedures safer as thousands complain of ‘botched’ procedures.
The purpose of this committee was to assess existing arrangements for ensuring the quality and safety of cosmetic interventions.The committee's work has concluded. It published its final report in April 2013 that sets out recommendations to protect people who choose...
Information for patients, public and health care professionals.
This advice has been written by the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Expert Advisory Group (PRASEAG) at the request of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA – UK regulator). It is in the form of questions, asked of...
Information for clinicians and patients.
Help available and steps you should take if you have a medical emergency or are hospitalised abroad, including for planned treatment.
Sets out response to the independent review of the regulation of cosmetic interventions.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Claire Bailey graduated from University of Wales, School of Nursing, Cardiff in 1991 and completed specialist training at Kings College London, the University of East Anglia and St George’s University of London. Following an early career in plastic surgery and...
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