BOTOX licensed for Glabellar Treatments in the UK

Allergan the manufacturer of VISTABEL the botulinum toxin type A product which is already licensed for treatment of lines in the glabellar have now recieved  the same approval for BOTOX.

The difference between Botox and Vistabel

Botox and Vistabel have been available in the UK for many years with only VISTABEL being the product licensed for glabellar treatments even though botox is the same product as Vistabel.

If you are a medical professional and require information regarding botox cosmetic courses please contact us.

VAT on Medical Aesthetics Treatments

Cosmetic Treatments and VAT

The VAT on medical aesthetics treatments are again being discussed, will HMRC deem that treatments such as botox, dermal fillers and skin peels as cosmetic treatments not medical.

How would VAT effect the medical aesthetics clinics and the treatments provided?

Answer: Competively with prices or reduce profitability either can seriously hinder any start up clinic which requires financial investment to develop.

What options do medical aesthetics clinics have if VAT registered ?

VAT is currently 20% a cosmetic clinic or medical aesthetics practice would have to pay the HMRC 20% of all sales.

The clinic will need to either increase the cosmetic treatment prices which can be a competitive disadvantage or to incurr the VAT and lose 20% off your gross margins.

You will also be required to submit a VAT return and pay the HMRC every quarter, extra accounting fees may also be required.

Not all bad news.

You can claim back 20% on any VAT you pay on services or products for your clinics. This will reduce the amount paid to HMRC and dependant on how many VAT registered suppliers and services your clinic uses.

You will need a VAT receipt to claim any VAT back from HMRC.

If you are a medical aesthetics practitioner and would like information regarding advanced cosmetic courses for doctors, dentists and nurses including advanced botox training and dermal fillers master class courses.
Call: 01793 323786

Botox Cosmetic Courses for Dentists

The dentistry specialty is one the specialties who should take advantage of the growing facial aesthetics market. Dentists have the perfect business infrastructure, technical and facial assessment skills to run a successful private medical aesthetics business. Some of the most prominent cosmetic dental practices have integrated include facial aesthetics into their dental practice.

Botox Training for Dentists and Dental Therapists

The popular facial aesthetics courses for dentist and therapists include botox  for dynamic lines and wrinkles on the upper third of the face and dermal filler courses for the lower facial fold, lines and lips.

Call 01793 323786 to request the introduction to the medical aesthetics business for dentists which includes essential aesthetics business information for dentists considering botox training or dermal fillers courses.

Extra Botox Training and Dermal Filler Cosmetic Courses October 2011

Due to demand for KT Training cosmetic courses for botox and dermal fillers training extra dates and venues have been added to the course schedule.

For more information on these courses and to receive your introduction to the cosmetic business and the information pack regarding the range of cosmetic courses available from KT Training.

Gerry and the GPs NHS Reforms

NHS reforms will include General Practitioners having to manage their own NHS practices.

Many NHS doctors surgeries will have to understand some of the fundamentals of running a business, budgeting, forecasting, procurement, leadership and providing cost effective services.

What many have not yet considered is the feasibility of introducing supplementary business units that can generate extra revenue to support their current NHS medical services.

Since earlier reforms in the dental area, NHS and private Dentists have already started to add additional services such as medical aesthetic procedures (botox. Dermal fillers, skin peels), holistic treatments, beauty, diet and nutrition some have even introduced private medical services including dermatology consultations and in some cases cosmetic surgery.

Will the local general practice change in the same way as dental practices once the reforms have been implemented and how will GPs manage their practice?

How will the government’s health reforms affect GPs and patient care?

PCTs currently pay hospitals for services to their patients, when doctors have control of their PCT budgets and have to make decisions based on not only patient care but also if the practice can afford the service or medicine.

Doctors Training

KT Training introduced business training as part of cosmetic courses.

In our 6 years of training medical professionals we realised that doctors have limited knowledge of the fundamentals of running a private business due to the nature of their specialty and the structure of the NHS.

We have also found that doctors have the intelligence to understand the fundamentals if they are provided

with the correct training.

How do KT Training assist GPs in developing private cosmetic practices?

The complimentary business lecture which has been called the condensed 2 hour MBA in the medical aesthetics business is part of the introduction to botox training course.

We provide a structured presentation to educate doctors on the fundamentals required to start and developing a successful cosmetic practice.

Botulinum Toxins for Cosmetic Use

With 3 btns products available on the UK market How do you select which product you provide from your clinic.

KTTraining provide botox training with the Allergan products Botox and Vistabel.

Botox was the originally developed for medical use and the reduction of wrinkle was a side effect. Allergan pioneered the use of Botox for cosmetic use and produced Vistabel which was the first btn product licensed for cosmetic use and approved by the FDA in the USA.

Vistabel is the same btn type as botox. The units differ Vistabel is provided in 50 unit vials and botox in 100 unit vials.

For more information about the range of btn products available for cosmetic treatments in the UK or information regarding Vistabel or botox training cosmetic courses contact us.

Call: 01793 323 786 to request a KT Training botox course information pack.

Botox Training

Medical Aesthetics VAT on Cosmetic Treatments

Should medical aesthetics clinics be VAT registered?
There has been a lot of concern from medical professionals who run a private practice on the issue of charging VAT on the treatments provided.

Medical aesthetics clinics which have a turn over of £67,000 (the VAT registration threshold) are in a dilemma.

Do you become a VAT registered company?

In most business's this would be the case and they would be required to registered and pay VAT (20% from 4th jan 2010) on their turn over quarterly.

Medical practices, treatments and prescriptions for medicines do not require VAT registration as these services and products are VAT exempt. This place medical aesthetics clinics in a very grey area, are they medical which is VAT exempt or are they aesthetic, cosmetic which would require VAT registration and the clinic would have to absorb the VAT or charge this additional to the patients.

Some clinics identify if the patient requires the treatment for medical or cosmetic reasons to reduce the VAT this may or may not be a solution. Until the HMRC have a clear classification for medical aesthetics practices this will always be a difficult one to answer.

You always discuss your VAT or tax questions with a qualified accountant.

Let me know your thoughts and experiences with this.