May 9, 2012

de-regulation of cosmetic non-surgical laser and intense pulse light treatments

Speakers:
Stanley Batchelor, Laser Protection Specialist, with experience in a regulatory role
Professor Harry Mosely, Certificated Laser Protection Adviser, Head of a Dermatological Laser Clinic
Graham Hart, Chairperson, Society for Radiological Protection

The popularity of Laser and Intense Pulse Light (IPL) cosmetic treatments has soared over the last decade, and until recently the use of lasers and IPLs was regulated under the Private and Voluntary Healthcare Act that required any such user to register with the Care Quality Commission. Following Government deregulation in non-surgical situations, experts from The Society for Radiological Protection came to the SMC to express their concerns ahead of the Major World Meeting on Radiation Protection in Glasgow.