UK consultation launched to improve safety of Botox and other procedures

Consultation will consider age restrictions on certain cosmetic treatments as well as a licensing scheme

A government consultation has been launched to explore how Botox and other non-surgical cosmetic treatments can be made safer amid concerns around unscrupulous practitioners.

An estimated 900,000 botulinum toxin injections are carried out in the UK each year, and Save Face - a government-approved register of accredited practitioners - received almost 3,000 complaints in 2022, with more than two-thirds of those relating to dermal fillers and almost a quarter relating to Botox.