Dr Singh who runs his botox clinic in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in his latest blog shares his thoughts on botox regulation.

Even though botox is not officially regulated , there are certain professional requirements and regulations that your practitioner needs to adhere to. The first question you maybe asking is who can carry out botox treatments.

Only medically qualified professionals are permitted to carry out botox treatments. These include, dentists, doctors and medical nurses.

Next you may ask what training do they need to undertake. They will need to go on an accredited workshop, there will be separate ones for botox and dermal fillers. The workshops will consist of a mixture of theory and practical experience. Once they have successfully completed the workshop, they will be indemnified by a suitable insurance provider. Their normal dental/medical cover wont cover them for botox treatments.

They will need to have an agreement with a licensed waste carrier to provide them with clinical bags and a sharps container to dispose of clinical waste and needles in a correct manner. The botox practitioner will also need to have a medical emergencies kit in their treating room, so they can deal with any potential complications arising from the botox injections.

As with all dental and medical procedures the botox practitioner needs to offer and perform only botox treatments that are safe, ethical and that would have the patients best interest at heart. They must also be suitably experienced to undertake any botox procedure. This leads to that the botox practitioner must keep up to date with current techniques.

When you are contemplating any botox treatments don’t be afraid to ask and see whether the above criteria have been met by the person undertaking the botox injections.

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