Consensus Guidelines for Preferred Practices in an Aesthetic Clinic during COVID‐19 Pandemic

What is it about?

Consensus guidelines for 'preferred practices' were provided by this group for patient scheduling, patient evaluation and triaging, and for safety precautions about the different cosmetic procedures. Aesthetic procedures were categorised into low-risk, moderate risk, and high-risk based on the likelihood of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus from the patient to the treating physician or therapist. The guidelines for staffing and general housekeeping in the aesthetic clinics were also agreed upon. The guidelines were prepared by this group comprising of ten experts in aesthetic medicine from eight countries. The group included Dr Krishan Mohan Kapoor, Dr Vandana Chatrath, Dr Puneet Kapoor (all from India), Dr Sarah Gillian Boxley (Australia), Dr Iman Nurlin (Sweden), Dr Philippe Snozzi (Switzerland), Dr Nestor Demosthenous (UK), Dr Victoria Belo (Philippines), Dr Wai Man Chan (Norway) and Dr Nicole Kanaris ( South Africa).

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Why is it important?

In aesthetic clinics globally, most procedures like dermal fillers, anti-wrinkle injections, laser treatments, skin tightening, non invasive fat reduction are provided on a one-to-one basis by a physician or therapist. In such a scenario, guidelines detailing the COVID-19 infection control measures for aesthetic clinics are of great importance.

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