Today, insurers effectively restrict ablative CO2 to registered healthcare professionals, though no statute yet says so in England. In future, England’s proposed scheme lists extensive ablative CO2 resurfacing in its highest-risk (red) tier, meaning healthcare professionals under CQC-registered providers only. We train medics only on CO2, in line with where regulation is heading.
CO2 resurfacing sits at the sharp end of energy-based treatments. Full-field ablation is surgery-adjacent in risk profile, and the consultation response placed extensive ablative work alongside thread lifts and surgical BBLs in the red tier. Meanwhile the informational vacuum online is remarkable, since almost nobody publishes who may perform it, which is why our CO2 course page and this Q&A exist. If you’re a medic considering the modality, the course covers selection, parameters and the aftercare fortnight. If you’re not, we’ll have saved you a deposit.