Mt Vernon Cosmetic Surgeons Press
INDUSTRY NEEDS A REGULATOR SAY SURGEONS
Leading consultant plastic surgeons and medical regulators say that greed, lack of regulation, increased marketing and media hype were combining to make a “perfect storm” that threatened patients and good practitioners alike.
Many procedures, such as dermal fillers to plump lips and smooth wrinkles, which are carried out on the high street and black market, were highlighted as dangerous and internet promotions, magazine advertising and aggressive discounting were highly criticised.
77 fillers currently available in the UK have slipped under the radar as “devices”, requiring no more than an EU patent. They also wanted fillers, which are injected under the skin, to be licensed as a medicine.
Nigel Mercer, president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, told The Times that a regulator similar to Ofcom must be introduced to tackle the increasing incidence of poor practice. “There is no overarching body that looks after cosmetic surgery in this country,” Mr Mercer said.
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