O161 Profiling UK injectable aesthetic practitioners: a national cohort analysis

Autor: D Zargaran, A Zargaran, T Terranova, H Khaledi, A Robinson, J Davies, T Weyrich, A Mosahebi
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: British Journal of Surgery. 110
ISSN: 1365-2168
0007-1323
DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad101.161
Popis: Introduction The United Kingdom injectables market has been growing rapidly. The lack of formal, robust regulation has led to the UK Government seeking to evaluate methods of regulating the industry, as very little information or evidence is available regarding practitioners. We aim to provide a descriptive and qualitative analysis of the advertised practitioners in the United Kingdom. Methods Between June-December 2022, we performed a systematic search using the internet search engine Google to perform a qualitative descriptive analysis of aesthetic practitioners in the UK. For each contiguous country in the UK: England, Scotland, and Wales, five searches were performed. The list of practitioners was then cross-referenced with professional regulatory bodies. Results 3,667 practitioners were identified as those undertaking injectable practice. Doctors formed the majority of practitioners at 32%. Dentists and dental nurses formed 24% and 8% respectively of practitioners, and trainee dental nurses–2%. Of the 1,163 doctors identified, a total of 481 were on the specialist register (41%) and 219 were on the GP register (19%). A total of 27 specialties were represented in this cohort analysis. Plastic Surgery formed the majority of those who were on the specialist register at 37%, followed by Dermatology at 18%. Conclusion This paper is the first to describe the range of practitioners, their professional backgrounds and experience who perform non-surgical aesthetic interventions. The range of backgrounds may have an impact on the potential risks to patients and will be an important consideration in proposed legislation to introduce licensing to the industry.
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