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The U.K. created the CPSA to set safety standards for non-surgical cosmetic treatments and improve patient protection.

Some improvements in the aesthetics sector have been made, but patient protection is still lacking due to no compulsory register for practitioners and non-prescription dermal fillers.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a 57% increase in interest in facial cosmetic procedures, leading to calls for better industry regulation and professional standards.

Level 7 qualifications for aesthetic procedures like botox and fillers are not mandatory, but they can improve skills and credibility.

The JCCP wants new rules for the UK aesthetics industry to improve safety and standards.

Most UK survey participants had negative side effects from botulinum toxin injections, with many not fully recovering physically, emotionally, or financially.

Minoxidil can reduce functions related to androgen receptors.

Prostate cancer cells can make their own androgens to activate the androgen receptor, and treatments like abiraterone may increase this ability, suggesting new therapies should target the entire steroid-making pathway.