21/09/2026
A year after the UK government announced plans to regulate high-risk cosmetic procedures, leading surgeons and medical organisations warn that patients are still being exposed to unnecessary risks.
A letter led by the Royal College of Surgeons of England says there remains a “serious regulatory gap” because doctors can currently perform cosmetic surgery even if they are not specialist surgeons in that field.
The organisations are calling for high-risk procedures to be restricted to appropriately trained surgeons on the medical regulators’ specialist register, warning that inadequate regulation can contribute to serious injuries and avoidable deaths.
With cosmetic surgery involving complex and invasive procedures, campaigners say stronger regulation is urgently needed to protect patients.
Read the full story via Sky News.
