The Aesthetics Awards Categories

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The DigitRx by Church Pharmacy Award for Best New Innovative Product

Entry criteria

This Award recognises the new products making waves in the UK and Ireland medical aesthetics market. Entrants must demonstrate innovation, science, safety and excellent patient results within medical aesthetics. Eligible products must be new and must have been launched in the UK/Ireland after 1 January 2023. Products must not have been entered into any categories at The Aesthetics Awards in previous years; existing products can be entered into specific product categories.


Important information

Companies may enter the same product in both the Best New Innovative Product category and the eligible product specific categories, but it can only be announced as a Finalist in one, which will be determined by The Aesthetics Awards. The entrant must abide by The Aesthetics Awards Terms and Conditions.

The Winner will be selected by The Aesthetics Awards Judges, with no voting element. Entrants must hold all necessary regulatory approvals for their products to be permitted for sale, distribution and use in the UK to be a Finalist in this category


Confirmations

  • Confirm the product launched into the UK or Irish market after 1 January 2023.
  • Confirm the product holds all required regulatory approvals necessary to be permitted in the UK or Irish market.
  • If the product is an injectable, confirm you only distribute to healthcare professionals.

Company Champion of the Year

Entry criteria

This Award celebrates exceptional company representatives within the aesthetics industry across the UK and Ireland over the past year. It acknowledges those who demonstrate significant contributions through outstanding support for their teams and customers, fostering positive business impacts, and enhancing client satisfaction. Additionally, it honours their dedication to advancing the future of the aesthetics field, recognising individuals who consistently strive for excellence, innovation, and professional growth within the specialty.

Applicable entrants could include:

  • Company representative (sales/marketing/customer support etc.)
  • Company leaders (CEOs, CFOs etc.)
  • Training managers
  • Account managers
  • HR personnel
  • Other members of vital company support staff

Important information

The Winner will be selected from the Finalists using a combination of Aesthetics Journal reader votes and Judges’ scores. Voting will constitute a 20% share of the final score. The entrant must abide by the Aesthetics Awards Terms and Conditions.

Injectable Product of the Year

Entry criteria

This Award honours the best injectable product or range by a manufacturer or exclusive UK/Irish distributor in medical aesthetic clinics over the past 12 months. Open to companies supplying medical practitioners only, finalists must demonstrate their product's effectiveness, safety, ease-of-use and high practitioner satisfaction, supported by scientific evidence. Eligible products include dermal fillers, toxins, polynucleotides, skin boosters, revitalisers, threads etc.

Important information

If the product/range launched after 1 January 2023, it is also eligible for the Best New Innovative Product Award. Companies may enter the same product in both categories, if eligible, but it can only be announced as a Finalist in one, which will be determined by The Aesthetics Awards. The entrant must abide by The Aesthetics Awards Terms and Conditions.

The Winner will be selected from the Finalists using a combination of Aesthetics Journal reader votes and Judges’ scores. Voting will constitute a 20% share of the final score. Note that should there be a prescription-only medicine finalist, the Aesthetics Awards is within its right to amend the judging process for this category to align with the ABPI Code of Practice. Entrants must hold all necessary regulatory approvals for their products to be permitted for sale, distribution and use in the UK to be a Finalist in this category

The Evolus Award for Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner of the Year

Entry criteria

This Award honours the aesthetic nurse in the UK or Ireland who has significantly contributed to the aesthetics profession's growth in the past year. The Winner will be judged on efforts to advance the specialty, clinical expertise, professional development, patient safety and impact on the profession as a whole.

Important information

This category is only open to nurses with more than five years’ demonstrable experience of working in the aesthetic specialty. Those with less than five years’ experience should enter the Rising Star of the Year category. Nurses practising in the UK should be a prescriber. The Winner will be selected by The Aesthetics Awards Judges, with no voting element.

The Lumenis Award for Best Clinic London

Entry criteria

Best Clinic categories are awarded regionally, covering North England, South England, London, Scotland, Midlands & Wales, Ireland & Northern Ireland. Finalists will be judged on growth initiatives, commitment to customer service, patient care and safety, plus positive patient feedback over the past year. If your clinic was established after 1 January 2023, you are only eligible to enter Best New Clinic UK & Ireland.

Important information

The Aesthetics Awards reserves the right to move your clinic entry to another category if deemed appropriate. You will be notified of this change. If your clinic is part of a group, you may enter only one branch per region. All responses must be specific to this branch, with its location clearly stated. Winners are chosen by The Aesthetics Awards Judges; there is no voting.

Best Clinic Midlands & Wales

Entry criteria

Best Clinic categories are awarded regionally, covering North England, South England, London, Scotland, Midlands & Wales, Ireland & Northern Ireland. Finalists will be judged on growth initiatives, commitment to customer service, patient care and safety, plus positive patient feedback over the past year. If your clinic was established after 1 January 2023, you are only eligible to enter Best New Clinic UK & Ireland.

Important information

The Aesthetics Awards reserves the right to move your clinic entry to another category if deemed appropriate. You will be notified of this change. If your clinic is part of a group, you may enter only one branch per region. All responses must be specific to this branch, with its location clearly stated. Winners are chosen by The Aesthetics Awards Judges; there is no voting.

Best Clinic Ireland & Northern Ireland

Entry criteria

Best Clinic categories are awarded regionally, covering North England, South England, London, Scotland, Midlands & Wales, Ireland & Northern Ireland. Finalists will be judged on growth initiatives, commitment to customer service, patient care and safety, plus positive patient feedback over the past year. If your clinic was established after 1 January 2023, you are only eligible to enter Best New Clinic UK & Ireland.

Important information

The Aesthetics Awards reserves the right to move your clinic entry to another category if deemed appropriate. You will be notified of this change. If your clinic is part of a group, you may enter only one branch per region. All responses must be specific to this branch, with its location clearly stated. Winners are chosen by The Aesthetics Awards Judges; there is no voting.

Best New Clinic UK & Ireland

Entry criteria

The Award for Best New Clinic is open to any medical aesthetic clinic in the UK or Ireland that was established after 1 January 2023. Finalists will be judged on growth initiatives, commitment to customer service, patient care and safety, plus positive patient feedback.

Important information

Best New Clinic entrants will not be eligible to enter the regional clinic categories. The Aesthetics Awards reserves the right to move your clinic entry into a regional category if deemed appropriate. If the clinic belongs to a group or chain, the entry must concentrate on a single specific branch. The location of this branch must be clearly stated, and all responses must pertain exclusively to this branch. The Winner will be selected by The Aesthetics Awards Judges, with no voting element.

Conditions of entry

The entrant must abide by the Aesthetics Awards Terms and Conditions. The clinic must be a medically-led clinic with a named medical director. The medical professionals within the clinic must be registered with their medical regulatory body (GMC/GDC/NMC/GPhC or Irish equivalent), which will be checked to ensure they are active on the appropriate medical register and do not have any restrictions on practice. If your clinic is performing medical treatments, you must be registered with the appropriate premises regulator (e.g. CQC/RQIA/CIW/HIS/HIQA).

Best Clinic South England

Entry criteria

Best Clinic categories are awarded regionally, covering North England, South England, London, Scotland, Midlands & Wales, Ireland & Northern Ireland. Finalists will be judged on growth initiatives, commitment to customer service, patient care and safety, plus positive patient feedback over the past year. If your clinic was established after 1 January 2023, you are only eligible to enter Best New Clinic UK & Ireland.

Important information

The Aesthetics Awards reserves the right to move your clinic entry to another category if deemed appropriate. You will be notified of this change. If your clinic is part of a group, you may enter only one branch per region. All responses must be specific to this branch, with its location clearly stated. Winners are chosen by The Aesthetics Awards Judges; there is no voting.

The Galderma Award for Best Clinic Scotland

Entry criteria

Best Clinic categories are awarded regionally, covering North England, South England, London, Scotland, Midlands & Wales, Ireland & Northern Ireland. Finalists will be judged on growth initiatives, commitment to customer service, patient care and safety, plus positive patient feedback over the past year. If your clinic was established after 1 January 2023, you are only eligible to enter Best New Clinic UK & Ireland.

Important information

The Aesthetics Awards reserves the right to move your clinic entry to another category if deemed appropriate. You will be notified of this change. If your clinic is part of a group, you may enter only one branch per region. All responses must be specific to this branch, with its location clearly stated. Winners are chosen by The Aesthetics Awards Judges; there is no voting.

The PatientPerfect Award for Best Clinic Team

Entry criteria

This Award is open to medical aesthetic clinic teams of any size working in the UK or Ireland. The Judges will look for evidence of excellent customer service, a continuous training programme, strong practitioner support and effective teamwork for the benefit of the business and patients over the past year.

Important information

The Winner will be selected by The Aesthetics Awards Judges, with no voting element.

Manufacturer of the Year

Entry criteria

This Award honours aesthetic manufacturers of innovative products. Finalists will be chosen from companies who manufacture their products in the UK or Ireland, or are subsidiaries of a global company which produces products such as injectables, threads, skincare, devices or other aesthetic products. Entrants must provide scientifically-backed products, excellent customer service and ongoing support for aesthetic practitioners over the past 12 months.

Important information

The entrant must abide by The Aesthetics Awards Terms and Conditions. The Winner will be selected from the Finalists using a combination of Aesthetics Journal reader votes and Judges’ scores. Voting will constitute a 20% share of the final score. Entrants must hold all necessary regulatory approvals for their products to be permitted for sale, distribution and use in the UK to be a Finalist in this category.

Distributor of the Year

Entry criteria

This Award recognises suppliers with exclusive distribution rights of aesthetic treatments, products and innovations in the UK or Ireland. Finalists will be selected on the basis of their customer service, the safety and efficacy of their products and ongoing support to practitioners over the past 12 months. When entering this Award, distributors must focus on the products they distribute exclusively to the UK/Ireland market.

Important Information

The entrant must abide by The Aesthetics Awards Terms and Conditions. The Winner will be selected from the Finalists using a combination of Aesthetics Journal reader votes and Judges’ scores. Voting will constitute a 20% share of the final score. Entrants must hold all necessary regulatory approvals for their products to be permitted for sale, distribution and use in the UK to be a Finalist in this category

Device of the Year

Entry criteria

This Award will be given to the manufacturer or supplier considered to offer the best aesthetic device in the UK or Ireland. The category is open to aesthetic devices such as energy-based devices, hand-held devices, needling systems, machines etc. Entrants should showcase that their device is effective, safe and easy-to-use, with high practitioner satisfaction, all backed by scientific evidence.

Important information

If the product launched after 1 January 2023, it is also eligible for the Best New Innovative Product Award. Companies may enter the same product in both categories, if eligible, but it can only be announced as a Finalist in one, which will be determined by The Aesthetics Awards. The entrant must abide by The Aesthetics Awards Terms and Conditions.

The Winner will be selected from the Finalists using a combination of Aesthetics Journal reader votes and Judges’ scores. Voting will constitute a 20% share of the final score.

Entrants must hold all necessary regulatory approvals for their products to be permitted for sale, distribution and use in the UK to be a Finalist in this category

Skin Product/Range of the Year

Entry criteria

This Award will be given to the manufacturer or exclusive UK/Irish distributor of the best skin product or range offered in UK/Irish medical aesthetic clinics over the past 12 months. Finalists must show their product is effective, safe, easy-to-use and well-accepted by patients, with scientific backing. Eligible products may include any topical or oral product that aims to treat the skin. This can include: skincare ranges, hero skincare products, chemical peels, skin supplements, and other relevant products.

Important information

If the product launched after 1 January 2023, it is also eligible for the Best New Innovative Product Award. Companies may enter the same product in both categories, if eligible, but it can only be announced as a Finalist in one, which will be determined by The Aesthetics Awards. The entrant must abide by The Aesthetics Awards Terms and Conditions.

The Winner will be selected from the Finalists using a combination of Aesthetics Journal reader votes and Judges’ scores. Voting will constitute a 20% share of the final score. Entrants must hold all necessary regulatory approvals for their products to be permitted for sale, distribution and use in the UK to be a Finalist in this category

Independent Training Provider of the Year

Entry criteria

This Award will be presented to the independent training provider whose training programme is considered to have advanced the education of medical aesthetic professionals most effectively during the last 12 months. Judges will look for engaging methods of delivery, a high-quality programme, a continuous development strategy and achievement of measurable outcomes with exceptional delegate feedback.

Important information

The Winner will be selected from the Finalists using a combination of Aesthetics Journal reader votes and Judges’ scores. Voting will constitute a 20% share of the final score.

Best Service & Solution Provider

Entry criteria

This Award recognises the companies and business partners which are providing exceptional business services, solutions and support to aesthetic clinics within medical aesthetics. Entrants in this category must show evidence that their products and services have benefited the running and success of aesthetic clinics with evidence of outstanding customer service over the past 12 months.

This Award recognises the companies and business partners which are providing exceptional business services, solutions and support to aesthetic clinics within medical aesthetics. Entrants in this category must show evidence that their products and services have benefited the running and success of aesthetic clinics with evidence of outstanding customer service over the past 12 months.

The provider will offer business services or product support tailored to the aesthetics market, including:

  • Imaging/ultrasound software and devices                                      
  • CRM software
  • Sustainability solutions
  • PR agencies
  • Human resources
  • Advertising agencies
  • Marketing assistance
  • Digital support
  • Financial support
  • Call handling
  • Practice management software
  • Business consultancy
  • Legal aid
  • Insurance providers
  • Recruitment agencies
  • And more

Important information

The entrant must abide by The Aesthetics Awards Terms and Conditions. The Winner will be selected from the Finalists using a combination of Aesthetics Journal reader votes and Judges’ scores. Voting will constitute a 20% share of the final score.

The Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company, Award for Best Clinic Team Member

Entry criteria

This Award honours exemplary clinic team members working within medically-led aesthetic clinics in the UK and Ireland over the past year. It recognises their valuable contributions, support for their team and patients, positive impact on their business or patients and strong commitment to the field's future.

Applicable entrants could include:

  • Aesthetic therapists/aestheticians
  • Clinic managers
  • Clinic representatives (sales/marketing/customer support etc.)
  • Clinic receptionists
  • Other vital members of clinic support staff

Important information

The Winner will be selected by The Aesthetics Awards Judges, with no voting element.

The GetHarley Award for Medical Aesthetic Practitioner of the Year

Entry criteria

This Award honours the medical aesthetic doctor, dentist or surgeon in the UK or Ireland who has significantly contributed to the aesthetics profession's growth in the past year. The winner will be judged on efforts to advance the specialty, clinical expertise, professional development, patient safety and impact on the profession as a whole.

Important information

This category is only open to doctors, dentists and surgeons with more than five years’ demonstrable experience of working in the aesthetic specialty. For those with less than five years’ experience, please enter the Rising Star of the Year category. The Winner will be selected by The Aesthetics Awards Judges, with no voting element.

The AlumierMD Award for Rising Star of the Year

Entry criteria

This Award celebrates emerging doctors, dentists, and nurses in the UK and Ireland with five or fewer years of aesthetics practice. It recognises those showing promise as future leaders, assessed on their clinical expertise, dedication to professional development, commitment to patient safety, positive patient impact, and contributions toward advancing the aesthetics field.

Important information

Practitioners may enter this category year on year, as long as they have been practising in medical aesthetics for less than five years at the time of application. Those with more than five years of experience should enter the Nurse or Medical Aesthetic Practitioner categories. The Winner will be selected by The Aesthetics Awards Judges, with no voting element.

Best Injectable Result

Entry criteria

This Award recognises the best injectable result by a nurse, doctor, dentist or surgeon in the UK or Ireland over the past year. The result must be achieved using exclusively injectable treatments over one or multiple sessions. Entrants must show outstanding photographic evidence, excellent patient care and safety, and patient satisfaction supported by feedback.

Important Information

Surgical procedures are excluded from this category and should be entered into the Surgical Result category. Results which are utilising non-injectable treatments, or a combination treatment with injectables, should enter the Non-Surgical Result category. The Winner will be selected by The Aesthetics Awards Judges, with no voting element.

Best Surgical Result

Entry criteria

This Award recognises the best surgical aesthetic result by a consultant surgeon in the UK or Ireland over the past year. The practitioner may have utilised non-surgical treatments to complement the result. Entrants must show outstanding photographic evidence, excellent patient care and safety, and patient satisfaction supported by feedback. The Winner will be selected by The Aesthetics Awards Judges, with no voting element.

The Crown Aesthetics Awards for Best Non-Surgical Result

Entry criteria

This Award recognises the best non-surgical aesthetic result by a doctor, nurse, dentist or surgeon in the UK or Ireland over the past year. The result must be achieved either by using non-injectable treatments or a combination of injectables and non-injectables, over one or multiple sessions. Entrants must show outstanding photographic evidence, excellent patient care and safety, and patient satisfaction supported by feedback.

Important information

 Surgical procedures are excluded from this category and should be entered into the Surgical Result category. Results which are utilising only injectable treatments should enter the Injectable Result category. The Winner will be selected by The Aesthetics Awards Judges, with no voting element.

Best Initiative/Strategic Project in Aesthetics

Entry criteria

This category honours outstanding initiatives and strategic projects that advance the field of aesthetic medicine over the past 12 months. It is open to individuals, companies, and organisations who have launched projects/initiatives benefiting the field. Eligible areas include: regulation, standards, ESG initiatives, best practices, public awareness, safety, specialised educational events and other such initiatives that promote aesthetics as a medical discipline. Finalists must demonstrate clear evidence and tangible outcomes from their efforts to enhance the specialty over the past year.

Important Information

The entrant must abide by The Aesthetics Awards Terms and Conditions. The Winner will be selected from the Finalists using a combination of Aesthetics Journal reader votes and Judges’ scores. Voting will constitute a 20% share of the final score.

The Sciton Award for Best Clinic North England

Entry criteria

Best Clinic categories are awarded regionally, covering North England, South England, London, Scotland, Midlands & Wales, Ireland & Northern Ireland. Finalists will be judged on growth initiatives, commitment to customer service, patient care and safety, plus positive patient feedback over the past year. If your clinic was established after 1 January 2023, you are only eligible to enter Best New Clinic UK & Ireland.

Important information

The Aesthetics Awards reserves the right to move your clinic entry to another category if deemed appropriate. You will be notified of this change. If your clinic is part of a group, you may enter only one branch per region. All responses must be specific to this branch, with its location clearly stated. Winners are chosen by The Aesthetics Awards Judges; there is no voting.