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How becoming self-sufficient can improve non-surgical and surgical outcomes

Learning curves rarely end after surgeons and practitioners qualify and, with the introduction of new innovations and procedures, they will continue to persist throughout their careers. This is far...

Embracing 2021 and looking to the future

The education and training committee continue to make good progress on updating the existing BACN integrated career and competency framework for nurses in aesthetic medicine. In line with the evolving...

Time to tame the wild west: working together to tackle the training agenda and ensure appropriate qualifications

For better understanding, let us revisit what has happened in the past. In 2015, Health Education England (HEE), at Government behest and with industry involvement, derived a framework of...

Embracing online opportunities: how aesthetics clinics can ride the digital wave

LinkedIn is a personal favourite tool to use for my own businesses and that of my clients, because I know it works—and it is not just me. There are currently around 55 million companies on LinkedIn...

Using scheduling for health and wealth

Planning activities can be a particularly daunting task, especially for those who may have varying hours at work and child commitments. However, if the day is not planned and urgent tasks are merely...

More firms and organisations can use the Financial Ombudsman Service to get redress against financial product providers

The FOS is a free service, set up by parliament to deal with complaints against any financial organisation. Costs are borne by the financial services sector out of levies collected by the Financial...

Multimodality imaging features of augmented breasts via AQUAfilling gel injection: an imaging challenge

A 40-year-old woman who had undergone breast augmentation via AQUAfilling gel injection 2 years ago was referred to the three of the authors' radiology department due to palpable mass on the upper...

Male body sculpting: an increasing trend in aesthetics and what it means for practitioners

According to the media, male vanity is no myth (Bhatia, 2019). Men take as much care about their looks as women do. Over the past few years, there have been articles published about the rise in male...

RESEARCH ROUNDUP

An important protein for skin barrier structure and function is filaggrin. It is thought that mutations in the filaggrin gene FLG and loss of function may increase the dermal absorption of chemicals..

Mental health and moral injury among nurses: practical self-compassionate care to alleviate the psychological impact of COVID-19

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses were typically regarded as being at high risk of experiencing exhaustion, autoimmune disease and even suicidal ideation (Lamb et al, 2020). With many...

Preparing for Care Quality Commission registration as an aesthetic practitioner

When a practitioner is embarking on the journey of CQC registration or preparing for a rating inspection, they will be required to present evidence to assure the inspector of the firm governance that...

‘Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore’: saying goodbye to 2020

While 2020 will be remembered for a considerable amount of negative reasons, it has to be said that there has also been a lot of good throughout the year..

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