If You Don't Speak, Your Voice Won't Be Heard

The editorial from the Journal of Aesthetic Nursing highlights the issue of non-health professionals, such as beauty therapists, offering non-surgical cosmetic procedures despite national qualification requirements stating that only registered health professionals should undertake accredited level 7 training. The editorial emphasizes the increasing number of reports about harm caused by unqualified practitioners, including a case involving a 17-year-old girl pressured into having lip fillers. The editor, Natasha Devan, expresses concern over the lack of legislative action and the absence of medical professionals at a Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) stakeholder meeting, despite vocal online opposition to the current state of practice. Devan urges experienced aesthetic practitioners to make their voices heard in person at the next JCCP meeting to address standards of care and patient safety, questioning why existing regulatory bodies are not overseeing the regulation of medical aesthetic practice.