Evidence for Women & Equalities Committee Inquiry into health impacts of cosmetic procedures

We have provided a submission to the call for evidence by the Women and Equalities Committee as part of their Inquiry into the Health impacts of breast implants and other cosmetic procedures.

Our response focuses on highlighting the regulatory gap that we believe exists in relation to non-surgical cosmetic procedures and reiterating our support for a risk-based approach including the introduction of licensing schemes to mitigate the risks and the maintenance of UK-wide consistency as far as possible.

We also highlight our view that further attention could be given to strengthening and supporting existing means of assurance, for example the PSA’s Accredited Registers programme and the need for effective public communication to ensure members of the public know how to make safe choices when seeking out treatment.