The importance of researching your aesthetics practitioner

It goes without saying that you should always research your medical professionals prior to receiving any treatment.

We recently watched a documentary on BBC Three ‘Under the Skin: The Botched Beauty Business’ which highlighted the alarming, growing number of practitioners who are carrying out work without any professional qualifications, due to lack of regulation within the UK.

Patient care is always at the forefront of our minds, so we thought we’d explain a few things you should look out for when researching your practitioner.

Your practitioner should be a qualified nurse, doctor, dentist or dental therapist and their qualifications can be searched for on the practitioner’s professional register, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), General Medical Council (GMC) and General Dental Council (GDC).

Your practitioner should be able to demonstrate their work and show evidence of continued professional development, are they trained to foundation, advanced or even masterclass level in aesthetics?

Please be aware of non-medical professionals using clever marketing phrases such as ‘fully qualified’, ‘fully insured’ or ‘advanced practitioner’, this can simply refer to a one-day course they have completed. This was touched on in the BBC Three documentary, highlighting the dangers of students completing the course, learning bad practice and carrying this onto future patients.

Ensure your practitioner is practicing in a clean clinical environment. There is currently no regulation on where aesthetics can be performed, but it is so important your aesthetics are being carried out in a hygienic environment to ensure your own safety, minimising possible infections following treatment.

If you’re unsure on treatment and need advice, you should try to gather as much information as possible, this could be done through your practitioner. Would they be happy to carry out a consultation prior to treatment so you can learn more before committing?

Ask yourself do I actually like the practitioner’s work and do they create the kind of work I would want to achieve on myself? Rather than buying treatment based purely on price. Prices that seem too good to be true often are and could indicate the practitioner is using inferior products, as opposed to trusted, good quality products.

Finally, if you’re ever in doubt, ensure you read reviews on your practitioner and their clinic prior to contacting them.

All of our practitioners are GDC registered and are committed to their professional development, trained to advanced and masterclass level in their respective fields. If you would like to book a free consultation to discuss treatment, please contact the treatment coordinator on 07454 113 862.