BotoxBoy
Well-Known Member
How do you feel about promoting botox training for beauty therapists?
Despite the prescription only drugs manufacturers, including Allergan (makers of botox) own advice, stating that botox must not be administered by beauty therapists, a company has decided to launch an new website encouraging people to sign up!
Whatever anyone thinks for or against BT's doing botox, the fact that the manufacturers specifically say it is not to be be administered by them. Therefore, even if you out the clients safety to one side for a second, think of what would happen if there were a court case.
Take this example, a client tries to sue a BT as something went wrong with a procedure. The BT thinks its fine as they have 'insurance'. The case gets to court and the prosecution reads out to the court verbatim that Allergan, the origina makers of botox who sell it all over the world, that they specifically state their product must NOT ve injected by beauty therapists.
Now insurance or no insurance, no judge in the land is going to let the BT off with that are they?
It is personally, professionally and morally negligent for ANYONE specifically listed as someone who must not inject a medicine, to go ahead and inject it for profit.
Not only this, the industry is also clamping down on this with training events now restricted to those with a professional registration number.
A one day, one week or even six month course (which you wont find, anywhere) CANNOT EVER replace the minimum 3 -5 years training in university in a broad range of clinical settings plus the three years (at least) post qualifying experience needed to then re-train to do aesthetic medicine.
I don't care how many NVQ level whatsits or diplomas in skin dippydedodahs you may or may not have, 8 years in clinical training cannot be circumvented for anyone who feels like paying £600 for a 'course' and then feels they are competent. Its ridiculous!
Worst of all, clients are put at risk and this will increasingly seen as criminally negligent. Is it REALLY worth it?
Despite the prescription only drugs manufacturers, including Allergan (makers of botox) own advice, stating that botox must not be administered by beauty therapists, a company has decided to launch an new website encouraging people to sign up!
Whatever anyone thinks for or against BT's doing botox, the fact that the manufacturers specifically say it is not to be be administered by them. Therefore, even if you out the clients safety to one side for a second, think of what would happen if there were a court case.
Take this example, a client tries to sue a BT as something went wrong with a procedure. The BT thinks its fine as they have 'insurance'. The case gets to court and the prosecution reads out to the court verbatim that Allergan, the origina makers of botox who sell it all over the world, that they specifically state their product must NOT ve injected by beauty therapists.
Now insurance or no insurance, no judge in the land is going to let the BT off with that are they?
It is personally, professionally and morally negligent for ANYONE specifically listed as someone who must not inject a medicine, to go ahead and inject it for profit.
Not only this, the industry is also clamping down on this with training events now restricted to those with a professional registration number.
A one day, one week or even six month course (which you wont find, anywhere) CANNOT EVER replace the minimum 3 -5 years training in university in a broad range of clinical settings plus the three years (at least) post qualifying experience needed to then re-train to do aesthetic medicine.
I don't care how many NVQ level whatsits or diplomas in skin dippydedodahs you may or may not have, 8 years in clinical training cannot be circumvented for anyone who feels like paying £600 for a 'course' and then feels they are competent. Its ridiculous!
Worst of all, clients are put at risk and this will increasingly seen as criminally negligent. Is it REALLY worth it?
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