Key Points
For instance, hair transplants, as per the Indian Clinical Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette, and Ethics) Regulations 2002, are considered surgical procedures..
Setting up a National Medical Register that lists qualified dermatologists and plastic surgeons capable of performing hair transplant procedures would be a crucial step toward patient awareness and advocacy...
Similarly, salons that offer new-age treatments such as the vampire facial (PRP treatment using the customers plasma) and other facials require an expert understanding and educational qualifications from aestheticians to ensure safe and hygienic procedures..
Treatments such as acne laser treatment, laser hair removal, blackhead or whitehead removal, etc., demand a level of expertise and understanding that can only be fulfilled by a medical professional..
Until we crack down on the unregulated flood of procedures done in any parlour within a stones throw or a clinic with no scruples, we will continue hearing heartbreaking accounts of women and men walking in for a confidence boost but walking out with their lives drastically changed knowing all the while that it was preventable had we made sure nobody compromising the safety and well-being of people could get away with it...
