Safety in Beauty meets with Prime Minister to discuss regulation in aesthetics

Left to right: Prime Minister Teresa May, Dr Selena Langdon, Antonia Mariconda

In another move to prevent non-medics from carrying out aesthetic procedures, Safety in Beauty Campaign founder Antonia Mariconda and Dr Selena Langdon from association Keep Medical Aesthetics Medical met with Prime Minister Teresa May on May 4 to discuss regulation.

The campaigners presented an audit report to the Prime Minister that underlined how more than 1,200 public complaints were made in 2017 about treatments gone wrong.

“Our concern and major priority is public safety, and the potential for serious risks and complications is now at crisis point”, said Mariconda.

The duo talked through a report written by members of Safety in Beauty which set out five areas of concern, including mandatory regulation whereby only qualified medical professionals are permitted to carry out non-invasive aesthetic procedures such as injectables, the approach around patient psychological screening, and a change in the law to mandatory insurance cover for anyone carrying out such procedures.

Safety in Beauty said that the Prime Minister agreed its report would be investigated by the Department of Health.