The UK has the ridiculous situation whereby anyone with even the most basic surgery qualification can call themselves a Plastic Surgeon, Cosmetic Surgeon, Aesthetic Surgeon, Consultant and so forth.
With non-surgical treatment such as fillers, the situation is even worse.
Anyone can inject fillers into someone else, provided they have permission. So it is therefore perfectly legal for a GP to do a tummy tuck or a plumber to inject you with filler in the UK!
To put things in perspective
Animals in the UK appear to have better protection!
But, we as humans, are not so lucky in the UK…
Even the most highly qualified surgeon cannot operate on an animal without the appropriate Home Office licenses, and quite rightly so – this protects animals from illegal experimantation and cruelty.
Thankfully, things are improving
The Royal College of Surgeons has made a really good start at setting up a register of surgeons who are qualified to carry out particular cosmetic procedures.
For example, only properly qualified plastic surgeons, ENT surgeons, Maxillofacial surgeons shoud be allowed to perform rhinoplasty. But at the moment the plan isn’t for the register to be compulsory, so the public are still vulnerable to ‘Cowboy Traders’ out there.
Throughout the process of my rhinoplasty, I found Mr. Cavale to be friendly, knowledgable and down to earth. I was and still am delighted with the results from my surgery - Mr. Cavale is clearly a very skilled practicioner!
