Is there any way I can perform an aesthetic procedure that is not listed on either Table 1 or Table 2 of the Guidelines on Aesthetic Practices for Doctors (2016 Edition)?
SMC-registered doctors who wish to perform non-listed procedures should submit an application to the APOC for the classification of the said procedure under Table 1 or Table 2 using the prescribed Non-Listed Aesthetic Procedures application form [PDF, 132 KB].
The application should include at least three key scientific papers (in the English language) which support the procedure in question. The APOC will then decide whether the procedure in question ought to be considered for possible classification.
For the avoidance of doubt, except in the context of a formal and approved clinical trial, SMC-registered doctors are not to perform any aesthetic procedures that are not listed in the Guidelines unless they have been classified by the APOC under Table 1 or Table 2.
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