Scope of Practice Dentistry
The Minister of Health has, in terms of section 33(1), read with section 61 (2), of the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974), as amended by [...]
Scope of Practice of Clinical Associates
The Minister of Health intends, under section 61(1)(k)of the Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974) and after consultation with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, [...]
Code of Practice for the Advanced Aesthetic Therapist
A code of professional conduct is a necessary component to any industry to maintain standards against which the professionals within that industry subscribe. It brings about accountability, responsibility and [...]
AAMSSA Guideline Hyaluronidase Safe Use in Aesthetic Medicine – Updated October 2021
AAMSSA is a member society of the international group CMAC (Complications in Medical Aesthetics Collaborative) CMAC is an important vehicle for modelling clinical standards, safety, and professional development in [...]
AAMSSA Guideline: Safe Practice of Aesthetic Mesotherapy in South Africa Issued August 2021
Mesotherapy is a modern form of therapy that consists of injecting medicines, vitamins, and minerals as close as possible to the area that needs treatment. It is best described [...]
AAMSSA Recommendations: Safe Practices Lipolytic Mesotherapy in South Africa Issued July 2021
As General Practitioners with a special interest in Aesthetic Medicine we continue to seek refinement, improvement, and safety in existing techniques. The purpose of these recommendations is not intended [...]
AAMSSA Recommendations COVID-19 Infection COVID-Vaccines and Medical Aesthetic Treatments Issued 19 March 2021
Patient safety is foremost in the practice of Aesthetic Medicine. AAMSSSA continues to monitor the relationship between COVID-19 Infection, COVID-Vaccinations, and aesthetic treatments, in particular the relative risks for [...]
AAMSSA Guideline: Safe Practice IV Glutathione Issued 19 February 2021
Glutathione has been dubbed the “superhero of antioxidants” and “the mother of all anti-oxidants” by celebrity doctors in the popular press. The use of glutathione for its proposed anti-aging [...]
AAMSSA Recommendations: Use of Fat for regenerative purposes in Aesthetic Medicine Issued 2 September 2020
Autologous fat cell grafting is becoming more accessible as a popular, effective, and reproducible technique in many fields of medicine. The regenerative potential of fat has been used in [...]
AAMSSA Guideline: The risks of practicing Aesthetic Medicine in non-clinical setting Issued 9 December 2019
“All Aesthetic doctors know that science is the basis for safety. Safety is the most important issue in our discipline” Dr Emanuele Bartoletti, Secretary General of the International Union [...]