That aesthetic procedures should only be carried out my Doctors

[Cassie19876]

What do you think?

I feel as though doctors and dentists are the only ones that learn anatomy in-depth enough to be performing these procedures.

Also, medics are taught to notice other health problems that may mean these procedures are contraindicated or even conditions that they may need to see their GP about.

Obviously, it's the up to the individual who they would like to seek their treatments from, but people could really be endangering themselves.

Obviously I ment by Doctors not my Doctors!

I disagree. A few of my nurse friends are highly trained in injectable and fillers, and have absolutely loads of training and knowledge. They are also independent prescribes so fully understand how to look out for contraindications etc.

I think you are underestimating the level of training and experience that some nurses have, especially those that are nurse prescribers

Nurses are fabulous, but as a registered nurse ( say a peads nurse or mental health ), wouldn't really have that much knowledge beyond their speciality?

From what I know, the courses are weekend courses then you can go ahead and start injecting. Medics spend the whole of first year learning anatomy, then many years after in surgical subjects.

Then their are beauty therapists injecting, which is just scary.

With the current pressures on the NHS I'd rather doctors aren't using their skills to plump someone's lips or smooth out their crows feet
(Though for that matter I'd say the same about nurses! I think it should be a standalone specialty, appropriately trained to the level they need to be, but without all the additional specialist knowledge and skills that medics and nurses have, and that we need on the wards and in the GPs surgeries etc!)

BibbleBobbleBabble That's a good point about it being a stand alone speciality.

But the reason people are leaving the NHS is because they are treated do poorly, expected to work 70 hour weeks etc.

But I honestly don't see why Doctors and nurses can't moonlight in private practice. Just like other professions can (teachers tutoring for example).

But I honestly don't see why Doctors and nurses can't moonlight in private practice. Just like other professions can (teachers tutoring for example).

Why do you think they can't? Plenty of doctors do both NHS and private work.

@bridgetreilly OP suggested they should be on the wards rather than doing anything private/on the side.

I had Botox for the first time recently and the Dr I ultimately went with only does aesthetics part-time and is an NHS A&E doctor as his main job; he trained in injectables to earn more money.
I agree with you re beauty therapists and hairdressers - if people want to take the risk, fine. But personally I would only ever trust a qualified Dr.

YABU op I don’t think you know much about the industry or what prescriber nurses do or the knowledge they have & the additional courses they take.

Having just completed my independent prescribing course (though not intending to do botox etc) it is FAR more than a weekend course - as it may not have taken over my life for the past 9 months if it was

Agree with pp, my independent nurse prescriber was definitely not a weekend course. It was 6 months of blood sweat and tears!
Definitely would trust a trained nurse but a beautician with no medical qualifications, probably not so much.

@iolaus ofc, I'm 100 percent sure after this you will have gained a lot of knowledge, but you don't need to be a prescriber to inject, that is just a weekend course.

@cassie19876 I wouldn't trust a beautician to inject, however by stating only doctors or dentists you are denegrating a lot of other competent and qualified staff (and I'd be more likely to trust a nurse injecting me than many branches of doctors - in actual fact, not that I'm planning on botox or any other aesthetics (believe me the session on how little it takes to kill you massively put me off, plus I don't like the look), the only person I'd want doing it is a max fax specialist