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15 Jul 2025

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Understanding Psychological Screening in Aesthetics

Since July 2023, Australia has introduced some of the strictest rules in the world around psychological screening in aesthetics. The goal is well-intentioned: to safeguard patients, especially those vulnerable to mental health challenges like Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). But while the policy sounds protective on paper, the reality is much more complex.

13 Feb 2025

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Why Compliance in Aesthetics Isn’t Optional—And How to Get It Right

Currently, we are navigating a largely unregulated aesthetics landscape. In the NHS or private practice, the CQC reigns supreme.

18 Dec 2024

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Dear Aesthetic Practitioners: This Is What BDD Feels Like

A few years back, I would have been the patient of your nightmares. The one who seems normal enough—pleasant, even—

1 Nov 2024

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The Hidden Crisis: Negative Body Image, Body Dysmorphia, and the Alarming Rise of Suicide

In our modern, hyperconnected world, the image we present to the world often becomes an intrinsic part of how we see ourselves.

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