No haircut, but you can get a Botox top-up
Doctors advised they can carry out procedures ahead of official opening date for salons of July 4
BOTOX injections will be available before haircuts, The Daily Telegraph can reveal, as cosmetic doctors have been advised by their professional body that they can carry out procedures under the Government’s coronavirus guidelines. The British College of Aesthetic
Medicine (BCAM) has told its members that they can resume cosmetic procedures as long as they follow strict safety guidelines, before hairdressers, who cannot go back to work until July 4.
While most leading practitioners are waiting until July to reopen their clinics, some are planning a gradual return to treating patients this month.
Dr David Jack, a skincare specialist, is seeing clients from next week, while Dr Olivier Amar, a surgeon, is beginning procedures within the next couple of weeks.
Dr Maryam Zamani, an oculoplastic specialist, will be slowly seeing patients from the middle of June in small numbers. She said: “This is an unprecedented time – we are looking at ourselves all day on screens. We can’t get our hair, nails, facials done – it’s about doing something for you.”
Greg White, the BCAM chief executive, said: “A legal opinion was sought by BCAM and the opinion is that for members using the clinical protocol we’ve set out, clinicians have the authority to decide when they choose to resume treating patients again.’
He added: “This is only the case for qualified doctors or dentists who are members of BCAM and does not apply to beauticians or practitioners outside of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine.” The good news for beauty lovers comes as hairdressers and salons, which have been closed to the public since lockdown started on March 24, have been given permission to sell products like shampoo and conditioner from June 15.
Yesterday, the Government gave hairdressers the green light to offer “click and collect” sales in a bid to restart the £6billion hairdressing economy.
A senior government source said, “We still do not anticipate hairdressers and salons opening before phase three, which on the Prime Minister’s roadmap is around July 4. Click and collect can be used for these businesses to sell products as long as customers order in advance and do not enter the premises.” Hairdressers and salons keen to sell their shop stock will be able to provide a physical collection point when other “non-essential retail” shops reopen. However in a rule unique to salons, customers cannot enter the premises because in some smaller salons, “social distancing requirements cannot be met”.
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Millie Kendall, the chief executive of the British Beauty Council said: “It is great that we can start supporting our high street salons and hairdressers by buying products through them, but we need to make sure we follow the guidelines and not enter the shop for any services.”