Regulation needed to protect users

Hyaluronic acid treatments are becoming an increasingly popular alternative to plastic surgery in China, but the market needs regulation.

Instead of plastic surgery, "light medical aesthetics", which usually refers to nonsurgical treatment such as small molecule hyaluronic acid injections and thermage, or skin tightening, have become popular as they are cheaper and less risky.

According to a report from Meituan, during this year's June 18 online shopping festival, hyaluronic acid injections were the most popular service in the injection category.