Recently, the Market Supervision Bureau of Feicheng City, Shandong Province, launched a special inspection campaign targeting the quality and safety of medical devices in aesthetic institutions. The initiative aims to comprehensively identify and mitigate risks, ensuring standardized industry development.

The inspection focused on key public concerns, particularly widely used aesthetic consumables such as hyaluronic acid injections, as well as critical equipment like radiofrequency (skin) therapy devices and intense pulsed light (IPL) beauty machines. Authorities scrutinized six critical aspects: institutional licensing compliance, procurement channel legitimacy, product registration status, verification of incoming goods, storage conditions, and disposal of expired devices. The campaign also intensified crackdowns on illegal practices, including the use of unlicensed or expired medical devices, to ensure effective oversight.

To date, the inspection has covered five aesthetic institutions. Three were found to have issues such as irregular procurement records, substandard storage conditions, and incomplete equipment maintenance logs. These institutions have been ordered to rectify the problems within a stipulated timeframe, reinforcing their primary responsibility and improving lifecycle management of medical devices.

Moving forward, the Feicheng Market Supervision Bureau will enhance its three-tier coordination mechanism involving municipal, district, and local offices. It will also strengthen cross-department collaboration and long-term regulatory frameworks to promote industry self-discipline. Follow-up inspections will be conducted to monitor rectification progress, ensuring a safer and more reliable medical aesthetic market for consumers.