Delivering treatments to someone under the age of 18 is to be outlawed under the legislation.
The Scottish government is to tighten rules on cosmetic procedures including botox injections and liquid Brazilian butt lifts. A new law will ban non-surgical treatments for under-18s and restrict them to approved health settings.
Currently, there is no requirement for people to complete training before delivering non-surgical procedures, with the Scottish government estimating that there could be up to 1,500 business carrying out unregulated procedures in Scotland.Under the legislation, it will be an offence to deliver treatments to someone under the age of 18, or to perform it outwith a permitted premises, with a maximum fine of £20,000. Non-surgical cosmetic procedures will only be allowed in NHS GP practices, dentists and pharmacies, as well as private hospitals and clinics if they are registered with Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Procedures must be overseen by a sufficiently qualified practitioner. This could include a doctor, nurse, midwife, dentist or pharmacist.Brazilian butt lifts, or BBLs, are used to enlarge buttocks. They are typically carried out with silicone-filled implants or fat injections. However, cheaper non-surgical BBLs are carried with using hyaluronic acid - also used in dermal fillers.The regulations would also apply to chemical peels, in which chemical are used to remove skins cells, cellulite treatments and microneedling, which involves making tiny punctures in a person's skin.Ashton Collins is the director of Save Face, a register of approved cosmetic practitioners which has supported more than a thousand women affected by botched treatments, including dozens in Scotland. She welcomed any action to improve regulation and prevent harmful procedures, particularly liquid BBLs.Save Face has supported women who have suffered heart attacks or sepsis after non-surgical BBLs."The psychological ramifications of that are really, really significant," Collins said.The campaigner said younger people were more likely to "fall foul" of unsafe practitioners due to cheap deals advertised on social media and limited funds to correct issues when treatments go wrong.While she welcomed the bill, Collins cited concerns about the cost as well as the enforcement capabilities of Healthcare Improvement Scotland, the national agency which is to be given new powers allowing it to investigate unregistered practitioners."Because if not, it's just another piece of paper that isn't taken very seriously, and people will continue to operate under the radar." Gill Baird, the founder of Cosmedicare St Ellen's private hospitals in Glasgow and Livingston, also supports the bill but said more needed to be done to help non-medical practitioners get the training they need to comply with the new legislation."If non-medics decide not to comply with the regulations that come in, there will be a black market," Baird told BBC Scotland News. She said that educating patients was also key, adding: "If you are going to choose to go to an underground provider, you're really taking your health into your own hands."Public Health Minister Jenni Minto said the bill would improve safety while protecting a "thriving sector". She told MSPs she expected the government to work closely with the cosmetic industry to help businesses adapt to the legislation. Conservative MSP Brian Whittle said the legislation was "much-needed" but called on the government to go further. He said while the largely female-led non-surgical cosmetic sector was largely a "success story", it was operating in a "regulatory vacuum".Labour's Carol Mochan said her party recognised good practitioners. She told parliament: "However we currently have no way of identifying the good from the bad and there are clear cases where hygiene and safety standards are not being met.Scotland's assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debateWas response to 'unprecedented' meningitis outbreak too slow?The station will reopen on Wednesday following a 10-day closure and just over half of its regular routes will be operating.Students and older teens have not been vaccinated against the strain that has caused the outbreak of cases in Kent.
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