Major UK Skincare Clinic Ceases Operations

A British plastic surgery provider that had billed itself as “the largest network of specialist skin care clinics in the UK” has ceased operations, according to the BBC.

SK:N Clinics' main office number played the following message Tuesday, according to the BBC: "Unfortunately as of July 17, the SK:N Group, including SK:N Clinics, the Harley Medical Group, Skinbrands, The Skin Experts and ABC Medical has ceased trading."

Founded in 1990, SK:N Clinics had more than 70 branches and owned brands including cosmetic surgery firm Harley Medical Group and skin technology company ABC Medical, whose phone lines had the same automated message.

SK:N had more than 450 consultants, doctors, nurses and medical practitioners operating across England and Scotland, according to the BBC.

The company provided services from tattoo and wart removal to acne and rosacea treatments, as well as lip filler and thread lifts.

SK:N's social media accounts appeared to have been shut down, and the company’s website was replaced by a message saying it had "undertaken an extensive process to secure investment to enable it to continue trading but sadly we've been unsuccessful."