Cosmetic procedures such as fillers, Botox and Brazilian butt lifts are taking place in public toilets, hotel rooms and other "shocking locations" in Britain, officials have warned.
People's lives "are being put at risk every single day" by the lack of regulation in the industry, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) says, as it called for urgent action to set up a licensing scheme.
It has also uncovered unsafe fillers and fat-dissolving injections being sold online.
The Department for Health and Social Care says the government is looking into new regulations to protect people.
Kerry Nicol, external affairs manager at the CTSI, said she was "genuinely shocked by the scale of potential harm facing the public due to the alarming lack of regulation in the aesthetic industry".
She added that "action is urgently needed" to crack down on "bad players operating in this sector" and a cross-government approach was required.
The priority is giving the public a clear indication of who is qualified to carry out these procedures, Ms Nicol said.
Source: BBC News, 18 June 2025
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