FINDING A PRACTITIONER

BECAUSE the aesthetics industry in the UK is so lightly regulated, it is your job to research any practitioner. Only doctors, dentists, dermatologists and nurse- prescribers can prescribe Botox, but anyone can legally obtain and inject fillers.

GET a recommendation from someone who has tried the treatment.

LOOK for a doctor, surgeon, dentist or aesthetic nurse who is registered with one of the following associations: General Medical Council ( gmc-uk.org); the Nursing and Midwifery Council ( nmc.org.uk), the General Dental Council ( gdc-uk.org).

THE British College of Aesthetic Medicine ( bcam.ac.uk) encourages safe and ethical work in the cosmetic and aesthetic area. Members are GMC-registered.

THE British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons ( baaps.org.uk) is dedicated to safety and education in cosmetic surgery.

THE British Association of Cosmetic Nurses ( bacn.org.uk) promotes patient safety via a strict code of conduct.

ALSO try the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons ( bapras.org.uk)

THE British Association of Cosmetic Surgeons ( b-a-c-s.co.uk) represents those who haven’t necessarily done years of specialist training in the UK.

Alice’s website, the tweakmentsguide.com, has a searchable list of experienced practitioners.