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Regulation for our Industry? You said Yes

Last month we asked you whether you thought non-surgical treatments should be regulated, and the response was an overwhelming "yes".

Currently, the majority of non-surgical treatments, including Microdermabrasion and the most popular chemical peels, can be delivered by anyone. However, providers of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatments, like SkinGenesis, are required to be audited and inspected by the Healthcare Commission. To satisfy their requirements we have developed stringent protocols and procedures to ensure you safety and wellbeing, and a spin-off benefit to you is that we apply the same stringent approach to the unregulated treatments as well.

The Government in the UK seems to be moving away from greater regulation and there is even a proposal to remove the existing requirement for Intense Pulse Light (IPL) clinics (like SkinGenesis) to be audited and inspected by the Healthcare Commission. This will leave non-surgical clinics to regulate themselves - something we feel confident we can do at SkinGenesis but what will this mean for the industry at large?

In contrast, European regulations are moving the other way, by ensuring tighter controls are placed on the delivery of these treatments.

For the time-being, it looks as though the industry will remain unregulated, but with the UK' s policies often following Europe , only time will tell whether there will be a U turn in the future.