Laws and Regulation

ITV Tonight: Inside the world of cowboy beauty practitioners
Under the law, anyone can administer these treatments, leading some to describe this part of the industry as the “wild west”. These days who hasn’t heard of Botox or fillers? So-called ‘tweakm...

The Times: Complaints About Non-Surgical Cosmetic Treatments Continue to Rise
Campaigners received a record number of complaints about non-surgical cosmetic procedures last year, raising fears over how the public will be protected during the period before a new licensing regime...

BBC - Botox and fillers: Are these 'tweakments' all they're cracked up to be?
Have you ever considered an anti-ageing ‘tweakment’? Botox? Fillers? Maybe you’re already a fan of the wrinkle-reducing injections? Well, with more images of perfect faces on TV, film and social...

Cosmetic nurse who featured on Geordie Shore ‘exposed’ in BBC investigation after causing several patient complications
Save Face contributed to an explosive investigation with BBC 1’s Inside Out which exposed a Nurse whose bad practice and poor ethics caused an unprecedented amount of patient complications. Registe...

Regulation - Enough Already?
Emma Davies, clinical director of Save Face, reviews the background to the current regulatory framework in the aesthetics industry, exploring its weaknesses and makes a case for voluntary self regulat...

Save Face is delighted to announce its successful accreditation with the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
The Professional Standards Authority are responsible for overseeing the 9 statutory bodies that regulate health and social care professionals in the UK and for accrediting registers of other health an...