IADVL Tamil Nadu Welcomes Government Order Regulating Aesthetic and Hair Transplant Clinics; Calls for Crackdown on Quackery
Chennai, March 10, 2026: The Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL) – Tamil Nadu State Branch has welcomed the Tamil Nadu Government’s landmark order regulating aesthetic and hair transplant clinics, while urging strict action against unauthorized medical practice. Addressing a press meet at the Chennai Press Club, Prof. Dr. P. Kaviarasan, President of IADVL Tamil Nadu, along with Honorary Secretary Dr. Premkumar, Treasurer Dr. Arulreja, and Dr. Karthikraja of the Anti-Quackery Committee, highlighted the importance of G.O. (Ms) No. 41 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department on February 13, 2026. Press meet Youtube Video link ЁЯСЗ The Government Order brings hair transplant, aesthetic, and cosmetology clinics under the Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishments Act, in line with National Medical Commission guidelines issued in September 2022. The order mandates registration of all such clinics and specifies that hair transplant procedures mus...