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By Christy Anyanwu
Increasingly, women and even men with skin problems now have various solutions available to them.
The specialised beauty and skincare treatments to improve skin health and appearance range from facials, chemical peels, micro-dermal abrasion, waxing, makeup application to advanced services like Botox, fillers, laser treatment and body sculpting, among others.
These solutions are trending among females and similarly challenged men. This came to light when the Association of Practitioners of Spa and Aesthetics in Nigeria (APSMAN) held its 2026 Conference and Workshop in Lagos.
At the event, Dr Felix Avajah, founder of APSMAN warned the members l against unprofessionalism and reiterated the association’s push for standardization and prevention of quackery in the nascent industry.
The event, held at RJ4 Victoria Island, Lagos, was well attended by medical aestheticians and other dermal care/therapy experts.
Avajah emphasised that “standardization and professionalism are key to moving up the ladder in aesthetic practice.”
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He noted that the main purpose of the conference was to upgrade, teach and train members on the benefits of standardization and professional practice.
“Standard practice goes a long way and that’s why we had up to five hours of training with lots of refreshments. We did not charge them, everything was free. We just want to ensure they do the right thing,” Avajah said
He implored members to go to school to enable them get accreditations certification, noting that quacks are giving bad image to the practice of the profession.
His words: ”We want to differentiate a professional from and quakes. The Association does not have the right to give you a license to practice; the only license for you to practice must come from the government’s regulatory board. What you need is to be accredited and it has to be government accredited certification. Lagos State College of Health Technology, in collaboration with the LASUTH, Lagos Stltate College of Medicine (LASCOM) and Lagos State College of Health Technology are approved institutions for training in aesthetics.”
In her presentation, Chief Executive of Celeb Laser and Aesthetics Clinic, Bimbo Ige, tutored participants on the contraindications of laser and entrepreneurship. She explained what they should look out for when buying laser machines. According to her, a pregnant woman should never go near a laser machines. Anybody with active infection or open wounds or has seizure disorder should be wary of the machines.
“Signing of consent form and taking pictures of clients before a procedure should be a top priority,” she said, “would help on the long run.”
Dr Bruce Nwachie, founder of Skinetics, on hammered on the importance of standardisation: “If you don’t adhere to it, you will be making a lot of mistakes. Its either you go to jail, lose your licence, or stop practicing.”
Nwachie who has been in the beauty industry for over 37 years, shared his wealth of experience and informed participants on the “Do’s and Don’ts” of doing the business, adding: “The standard of practice comes in four areas: patients’ safety, ethical conduct, proper consultation and continuous professional development (CPE).”
