DOZENS of Glasgow clinics offering cosmetic treatments such as anti-wrinkle injections have registered with a new regulatory body set up to help improve the safety of cosmetic procedures.
Private clinics have been required by law to register their service with Healthcare Improvement Scotland since April 2017.
More than 400 across Scotland including 100 in Glasgow have now registered which means they are subject to regular inspections and strict requirements about the administering of treatments including botox and fillers.
Research suggests around 217,000 people (4% of the Scottish adult population) have undergone a private cosmetic procedure in their lifetime.
Practitioners have raised concerns about a lack of regulation within the cosmetic treatment industry for salons offering aesthetic treatments including fillers and Botox, which can only be administered by a nurse, doctor or dentist.
NHS dentists who provide aesthetic treatments are not required to register with the new government body as they are already subject to stringent inspections but private dentists are required to.
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Kevin Freeman-Ferguson, Head of Service Review at Healthcare Improvement Scotland, said: “We are delighted with the number of independent clinics registered across Scotland.
“Although registration is not a guarantee of quality of service, it is crucial that we can provide assurances for the public that registered clinics carry out procedures in a safe and regulated environment.
"People who are unhappy with their treatments can also lodge a complaint with Healthcare Improvement Scotland.”
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Dr Kathleen Long, of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine, said: “The knowledge that a clinic is regulated and inspected is reassuring for the public as it means they can make informed choices about which clinic to use.
"As a representative of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine I’ve seen how distressing it can be for people to receive poor or unsafe treatments from unregulated providers.”
List of registered clinics in Glasgow area
123 Medical Services
3 Step Smiles
ABC4D Glasgow
ADHD Direct Ltd
Age Refined
Allure Aesthetics
Altruderm
Angel Face Aesthetics
Archangel Home Detox
Aspyre Aesthetics
Beautox Clinic Aesthetics
Bella Derma
Bellissimo Clinic
Blythswood Health & Wellbeing
Botanics Dental Care Ltd
Bupa Health Centre
Butterfly Medispa
CG Aesthetics
Clifton Dental Clinic
Clinetix (Glasgow)
Clinic 13
Clinic 45
Clinica Medica Ltd
Cloud Nine Clinic
CM Aesthetics
Dentistry Plus
Dermal Essence
DHI Medical Group
Dr Darren McKeown Aesthetic Medicine Institute
Dr Kathleen Long
Dr Roz Aesthetics
Elanic
Elanic West Regent Street Clinic
Elixir Cosmetic Medical
Emcare Travel Clinic
Essence Medical Cosmetic Clinic
Etre Beau Facial Aesthetics
Evolution Skin and Beauty Clinic (Glasgow)
Face Inc (Berkeley Clinic)
Fergus & Glover
Freedom from Torture
Glasgow Circumcision Clinic
Glasgow Medical Rooms
Glasgow Memory Clinic
GP Matters
Hampden Sports Clinic
IQARUS Ltd
JH Skin Solutions
Jolie Esthetique
KSkin
La Belle Forme (Glasgow)
Laura Wylie Aesthetics
Lift Medical Aesthetics
Lucy MacArthur Aesthetics
Luxe Skin by Doctor Q
MacEndo
Masta Travel Clinic
Medical Weight Loss Ltd
Medigold Health
MERAS Children's Healthcare
Nuffield Health Glasgow Fitness and Wellbeing Centre
One Private Healthcare
Optical Express (Glasgow)
Optimax Clinics Ltd
Parkside Private Clinic
Roodlane Medical
RPA Clinic
Sally Cullen Aesthetics
Samantha Campbell Aesthetics
Signature Clinic
Simple Online Pharmacy
SK:N Clinic (Glasgow)
Skin Aesthetics Glagow
Skin-Fresh Facial Aesthetics
Smile Central Ltd
Southside Aesthetics
Strathearn Health & Beauty
Superdrug Stores PLC
Superdrug Stores PLC
The Aesthetic Training Academy
The Beauty Doctor
The Clinic Newton Place
The Ever Clinic
The Glasgow Clinic
The Hospital Group
The Medical Suite (Consultants) Ltd
The Medical Suite Scotland
The Private Clinic of Harley Street - Glasgow
The Skin and Face Place
The Slimming Clinic
The Women's Clinic
Therapie Clinic (Glasgow)
TLC-CLINIC
Transcend Consulting Rooms
Transform Clinic Glasgow
Unico Clinics (Glasgow)
Veincentre Ltd
Visage Health
Williamwood Private Clinic
Youthful You Aesthetics
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