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    Lagos Govt Targets Quack Skincare Operators in New Crackdown

    Lagos State Government has announced plans to regulate and curb the activities of unqualified practitioners in aesthetic medicine, skincare.

    The state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this while speaking at the 19th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD).

    “We all know that there is an explosion in aesthetic dermatology around the world and it is not peculiar to Lagos.

    As a government, we are very concerned about this trend of unqualified people masquerading themselves as experts in aesthetic dermatology which focuses on skincare.

    These quacks administer a whole lot of treatment options that can be dangerous.

    And so, the regulatory arm of the ministry, Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, is looking into this exploding phenomenal in Lagos.

    We want to work with NAD who are experts to define the limitations of these quacks and ensure they are under close scrutiny by government to ensure residents are not exposed to quackery,” he said

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