SoR has published a position statement on radiographer involvement in non-surgical cosmetic aesthetic procedures carried out for purely cosmetic purposes.
Developed following conversations with the HCPC, SoR's statement specifies that non-surgical cosmetic aesthetic procedures fall outside the recognised scope of radiographic professional practice.
This means that radiographers undertaking aesthetic practice:
- do so under separate legal and professional frameworks;
- are not covered for aesthetic work by SoR professional indemnity insurance (PII);
- and cannot receive advice, regulation, training or representation relating to cosmetic aesthetic practice from the SoR.
The SoR's position applies to all non-surgical cosmetic procedures, including but not limited to injectable treatments, chemical peels and microneedling and cosmetic laser and light-based therapies.