The advice hub
Ask a clinician, get a straight answer.
Questions on eligibility, qualifications, regulation, insurance and careers. A named member of the clinical faculty writes or reviews every answer. Ask yours below.
Becoming a Model
Business & Clinic
- How much do aesthetics practitioners really earn in the first year?
- How much does aesthetics insurance actually cost?
- Is aesthetics course finance a trap?
- Is the UK aesthetics market saturated?
- What happens if my training academy goes bust?
- Which treatments does CQC regulate in aesthetics?
- Who can offer weight-loss injections, and do I need CQC?
Careers & Earnings
- Can I do aesthetics one day a week alongside my NHS job?
- Can medical students do aesthetics training?
- Can mental health and children's nurses do aesthetics?
- Do I have to declare aesthetics work on my Form R?
- How do I become a hair transplant technician in the UK?
- How do I become an aesthetic nurse?
- How do I become an aesthetic practitioner in the UK?
- How do I get into aesthetics with no experience?
- How do I keep GMC revalidation going if I leave the NHS for aesthetics?
- How much do aesthetic practitioners earn in the UK?
- How much do laser technicians earn in the UK?
- Is the Level 7 Diploma worth it?
- What do clinics look for when hiring aesthetic injectors?
- What is Ozempic face and who can treat it?
- Why do so many people never practise after aesthetics training?
Clinical Practice
Courses & Training
Insurance & Prescribing
Qualifications Explained
- Are aesthetics courses CPD or Ofqual-regulated?
- Can non-medics do Botox training in the UK?
- Can non-medics do the Level 7 Diploma?
- Can pharmacists do aesthetics training?
- Do I need a Level 7 to practise aesthetics in the UK?
- Do I need Level 4 laser before training in tattoo removal?
- How long does the Level 7 Diploma take to complete?
- Is there a fast-track Level 7 route for experienced injectors?
- What is a Level 7 Diploma in aesthetics?
- What is the Core of Knowledge certificate and who needs it?
- What qualification do I need for microneedling and chemical peels?
- What qualifications do I need for laser hair removal in the UK?
- What qualifications do you need to do Botox in the UK?
- What's the difference between the Level 7 Certificate and Diploma?
Regulation & Licensing
- Can beauticians do dermal fillers?
- Do you need a licence to give Botox injections?
- Do you need to be a doctor to do hair transplants?
- Is the new aesthetics licence already in force?
- What is the JCCP and do I need to register?
- What is the new UK licensing scheme for Botox and fillers?
- Who can perform CO2 laser resurfacing in the UK?
- Who can perform laser hair removal in the UK?