Getting to know an unlikely bunch

The JCCP was formed following the publication of the Health Education England (HEE) Aesthetic Education and Training (2015), which recognised the need for an overarching register that allowed the...

Get creative with your clinic's brand

The way in which you present your brand and what patients know about it completely changes how they perceive it, so have some fun with marketing your brand and express who you are! Be considerate to...

Five reasons your aesthetic business could fail (and how to avoid them)

Unfortunately, there is still a widespread desire to ‘get rich quick’. When it is not happening fast enough, impatience gets the better of the business owner, and that is when high-risk decisions are...

Claiming back Statutory Sick Pay during the COVID-19 pandemic

Just as COVID-19 has changed the way that the world and its economies are working, it has also changed how the SSP regime is administered and the level of coverage. Back in March 2020, the Government...

Using platelet-rich plasma to treat hair loss and thinning

On average, normal hair loss is under 100 hairs per day; and these are normally replaced by new, thicker hair, so the loss does not tend to be noticeable..

A new dawn, a new day, a new life

EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 versus US Food and Drug Administration approval of dermal filler products

To ensure the safety and quality of medical devices, there are regulations that must be adhered to so that manufacturers can bring them to market. These regulations are implemented differently in...

Collagen stimulants in facial rejuvenation: a systematic review

In both cases, the search methodology began with a strategy to identify any existing systematic reviews on either substance or brand (as reported above). Peer-reviewed available evidence found since...

Exploring the relationship between young people, body dissatisfaction and aesthetic procedures

Body dissatisfaction—a discrepancy between one's appearance ideal (what they wish to look like to meet sociocultural standards of beauty) and actual appearance—is well documented in Western societies...

Vaccinations: the incoming flu season and COVID-19

Meanwhile, the influenza season fast approaches, and we are still in the grips of a pandemic. Ensuring that we have the flu vaccine to reduce the risk of seasonal influenza is paramount. Analysis of...

Manifesto for change: governance and regulation within the aesthetics industry

The JCCP has reviewed the many developments that have taken place over the last 3 years. It believes that to formulate a coherent policy response in this area, as a matter of priority, the UK...

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on holiday entitlements

According to the document (Gov.uk, 2020), it is quite lawful for an employer to act to stop a worker taking time off on particular days. However, to do this, the employer must give notice equivalent...

RESEARCH ROUNDUP

Aside from the widely reported respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms, there are now increasing reports of cutaneous manifestations in COVID-19 patients..

Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic from five aesthetic practitioners

My clinic—West Room Aesthetics—had been open for just 6 weeks before being closed for lockdown..

The impact of the ‘mental health pandemic’ on aesthetic practice