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Guidelines for Medical Practitioners Who Perform Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures

Effective 1 July 2023   These guidelines have been developed by the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) under section 39 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (the National Law) as in force in each state and territory. These guidelines aim to inform registered medical practitioners and the community about the Board’s expectations of […]

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Health ministers flag crackdown on cosmetic surgery sector in Australia to target ‘ cosmetic cowboys’

Under the proposed changes, cosmetic surgeons could be banned from using patient testimonials, face minimum hygiene standards and be barred from calling themselves surgeons if they are not. Health ministers across Australia met on Friday, with federal minister Mark Butler announcing options for reform to ensure Australians “have confidence in the safety and quality of

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Cowboys on notice as the government moves to put an end to the Wild West of cosmetic surgery

Cowboys on notice as the government moves to put an end to the Wild West of cosmetic surgery   The Australian government has intervened with decisive action to protect patients from dangerous cosmetic cowboys.   Australia, 3 September 2022: The Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) applauds the intervention of the government to enforce safeguards

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Peak bodies demand cosmetic surgery reform

Peak medical bodies say flagged reforms to Australia’s cosmetic surgery industry still endanger patients after a damning report uncovered serious breaches across popular clinics. An independent report released on Thursday found unsafe practices, misleading advertising and substandard marketing across the cosmetic surgery industry. It also highlighted universal minimum standards for education, training and qualifications are non-existent

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Independent review of the regulation of medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery – Recommendations

1. The Medical Board seek to establish an area of practice endorsement for cosmetic surgery.  2. If an area of practice endorsement is approved for cosmetic surgery, Ahpra and the Medical Board, in consultation with other stakeholders, undertake a public education campaign to assist consumers to understand the significance of an endorsement.  3. Ahpra and

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A confidential briefing descends into a slanging match.

Is AHPRA now complicit in patient harm? ASAPS has been urging AHPRA, Australia’s health regulator, to do what it has been tasked to do, which is protect patients. Why should cosmetic surgery have any lesser standards than all other forms of surgery, where lives can just as easily become permanently changed by a procedure? Dr Robert

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