""I had no idea what was being injected into me," Lizzie said. "It's just hype - it's a trend, a bit like fashion - if everyone buys the same handbag it becomes popular and I'd say it's the same for aesthetics.""
"In England anyone prescribing treatments such as Botox or weight-loss injections Mounjaro and Ozempic must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). However, in Wales only doctors are required to register with the Welsh equivalent, HIW. This means other healthcare professionals are not legally required to meet the same standards or be routinely inspected."
"Its head Alun Jones said regulation has not kept up, creating "loopholes and anomalies", while one GP likened the current situation to a "free-for-all". The Welsh government said Botox and weight-loss medicines can only be supplied with a prescription and a scoping exercise will be carried out early next year to see if further regulation is needed."
A woman described routine use of Botox and other aesthetic treatments until concerns from a doctor prompted scrutiny of what was being injected. Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) warns that regulation has not kept pace with the growth of aesthetic services, producing loopholes and inconsistent standards. In England prescribers of Botox and weight-loss injections must register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), while in Wales only doctors must register with HIW, leaving other providers outside routine inspection. The Welsh government says those medicines require prescriptions and will carry out a scoping exercise early next year to assess further regulation.
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