NMC issues new guidance on remote prescribing for aesthetic nursing

‘This applies to all forms of prescribing, including remote prescribing; and to all medicinal products, including non-surgical medicinal products being used for cosmetic and aesthetic purposes, such...

Research roundup

Melasma is a pigmentary disorder that is challenging to treat and especially common in people of Asian descent. Recently, oral tranexamic acid (TA) has shown potential for treating this condition..

Aesthetics in Ireland: the publication of IS EN 16844

Practice standard for the management of dermal filler complications

To be competent to administer dermal fillers, professionals must ensure that they are able to:.

Aesthetic academies

» With the number of academies providing substandard and negligent courses on the rise, the question is: how do we divert prospective students and existing practitioners to one of the few officially...

The forum for aesthetics education

BACN's history goes back 1998, when a small group of nurses came together to create first-class standards in aesthetic sector. In 2000, they approached the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) for support,...

Changes in employment law mean new rights for workers and new responsibilities for management

In July 2017, the Government published the independent review Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices, which looked into issues in the UK labour market, such as the implications of...

Tactic matters: focus your marketing on client needs

A few years ago, author Seth Godin went with a VisionSpring team to a small town in India to understand the challenge it faces as a healthcare organisation. VisionSpring is a social enterprise that...

Burnt out: making time for relaxation this summer

Apraclonidine in the unlicensed treatment of eyelid ptosis

Apraclonidine is an a2 adrenergic receptor agonist and a weak a1 adrenergic receptor agonist (Committee, 2019)..

Treating nasolabial folds with dermal fillers: a holistic approach

The process of facial aging is complex and is a cumulative effect of simultaneous changes of different facial tissues. It can be explained on an anatomical basis, as changes with aging occur at every...

Enhancing the Cupid's bow with hyaluronic acid dermal fillers

An important process is assessment, planning and implementing (Seitz et al, 2019). As responsible practitioners, we must ask ourselves valuable questions during an examination. Although lip...

Microneedling: a versatile and popular treatment option

The main principle behind microneedling is the precise penetration of the skin to cause self-healing. Needles of different lengths are used to repeatedly penetrate the skin at differing depths,...

VAT: implications for aesthetic practitioners

RESEARCH ROUNDUP

It has been well established that exposure to sun beds is a risk factor for skin cancer. Despite this, sunbeds are still commonly used throughout Europe. It is important to understand the determinants...