Worldwide Regulatory Bodies and Plastic Surgery Associations
All CSA plastic surgeons are specialist plastic surgeons registered with the appropriate regulatory body (listed below) in their country of residence.
UK Regulatory Bodies
The GMC specialist register has a profile for every specialist plastic surgeon in the UK.
UK Plastic Surgery Associations
Important Notification for NHS Patients
In the UK you may be under the care of a consultant that is not registered on the specialist register for Plastic Surgery. These can include:
- Oncoplastic breast surgeons, who specialize purely in breast cancer surgery and perform both breast reconstruction and augmentation procedures.
- Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeons, who perform septoplasty and septorhinoplasty to correct breathing problems and rhinoplasty procedures.
When you are under the care of an NHS consultant you can request information, via the freedom of information act, you can find out more here.
European Regulatory Bodies
The European Board of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – EBOPRAS
European Associations
- The European Association of Plastic Surgeons – EURAPS
USA & Canada Regulatory Bodies
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons – FACS
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- American Board of Plastic Surgery – ABPS
The American Board of Plastic Surgeons has a profile for every specialist plastic surgeon in the USA and Canada.
USA & Canada Associations
Australia and New Zealand Regulatory Bodies
- Australian and New Zealand Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – RACS
The Australian and New Zealand Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has profiles for specialist plastic surgeons in Australia and New Zealand.
- Medical Council of New Zealand – MCNZ
The Medical Council of New Zealand has profiles for specialist plastic surgeons in New Zealand.
Australia and New Zealand Associations
Worldwide Associations
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery – ISAPS
Non Medical Professionals - Botox and Fillers
Lack of industry regulation regarding Botox and dermal fillers and regulatory requirements for non medical professionals to provide injectable cosmetic treatments.
UK Regulation for Botox and Fillers
Anyone in the UK, regardless of their training can inject Botox and Fillers. Patients are attracted by professional looking websites and beauty salons that advertise Botox and fillers at significantly lower rates.
Horrific complications have resulted from Botox and fillers being provided by people with very little training. Patients are being left with serious emergency situations such as necrosis (death of skin cells) and infections. Unfortunately unscrupulous ‘aesthetic injectors’ also use illegal substances bought online, which cause issues, such as hard lumps that are very difficult to correct
I would always go to a plastic surgeon or a nurse working with a plastic surgeon for any type of injectable treatment. As an absolute minimum prior to having any treatments check the person performing them is registered with one of the below organizations:
To become registered practitioners must provide evidence of training and qualifications. Both organizations also have best practice frameworks that practitioners must follow.
Australia Regulation for Botox and Fillers
Botox and fillers can only be prescribed after a medical practitioner or dentist has done a patient consultation, however, this can be done via a video call. Once the prescription is approved any non medical ‘aesthetic injectors’ regardless of training can then inject the substance.
US and Canada Regulation for Botox and Fillers
In most states in the United States, only licensed physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses can perform Botox and fillers. However there are states that allow non-physicians to administer cosmetic injectable treatments, working under a licensed doctor. This means anyone can inject Botox or fillers, without supervision, as the doctor is not required to even be on the premises.
Canada has slightly stricter regulations and only physicians, nurses and nurse prescribers can administer botox or fillers.
My Opinion
Stricter regulations for performing cosmetic surgery and administering cosmetic injectable treatments urgently need to be introduced in the UK, US and Australia to prevent people being harmed. Plastic surgeons need to continue to educate patients about the current legislation and campaign for tighter regulation.
Please sign this petition to change:
Plastic Surgery Regulation in the U.K
Annabelle Baugh | Founder
The CSA Cosmetic Surgery Directory
The CSA Cosmetic Surgery Directory is the only online directory that verifies plastic surgeons qualifications prior to being listed and every three months
All CSA cosmetic surgeons are registered with a recognised regulatory medical body as a specialist plastic surgeon.
Let’s change the face of plastic surgery and make it patient-focused not profit-focused
