After being blind-sided by the banning of referring to prescription only products as ‘anti-wrinkle injection’ and ‘dermal filler’ by the TGA in December 2023, the updated guidance on advertising health services has finally been released. From the TGA “To resolve any inconsistency in interpretation across industry areas, the TGA no longer permits references to terms […]
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The banning of referring to prescription only products as ‘anti-wrinkle injection’ and ‘dermal filler’ by the TGA caught the majority of practitioners by surprise, especially with learning that the changes came into effect on 18th December last year. From the TGA “to support the consistent application of legislation related to the advertising of therapeutic goods
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Launched today by Minister for Health and Aged Care, The Hon Mark Butler MP, on behalf of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the Cosmetic Surgery Standards are designed to provide stronger public safeguards and can be implemented across the sector immediately. The safety and quality standards will be mandated for
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The Commission has supported reforms to the cosmetic surgery sector by developing National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards for services where cosmetic surgery is performed. The Cosmetic Surgery Standards were released on 14 December 2023. Click download for more details.
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By Dr Rodrigo Teixeira, FRACS (Plas) – Specialist Plastic Surgeon Rhinoplasty, commonly referred to as a nose job, is a popular surgical procedure that has been around for decades. However, new trends in rhinoplasty are emerging and gaining traction in the medical community. In particular, there is a growing interest in the comparison between
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By Dr Mark Doyle, FRACS (Plas) – Specialist Plastic Surgeon If you’re thinking about getting a meloplasty or rhytidectomy (facelift), you might be curious about what makes for a natural or unnatural looking result. In this blog, we’ll look at the differences between successful natural-looking facelift results and how poor results can happen. Dr
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By Adele Ferguson Deformities, nerve damage, psychological trauma, loss of movement and function of limbs. It’s quite the list of allegations in what is shaping up as one of the country’s biggest-ever cosmetic surgery class actions. The class action, filed against retired celebrity cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and six associates, has ballooned to almost 1,000
Additional reporting by Michelle Elias 14 July, 2023 Deeply insecure about their appearance and desperate to attract a partner, some members of the looksmaxxing online community are taking drastic steps to change their looks. This story contains references to self-harm, medical procedures and distressing themes. Ever since he was a teenager, Jay (not his real
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EXCLUSIVE By NATASHA ROBINSON, HEALTH EDITOR 3 July, 2023 The national medical regulator’s flagship reform to prevent major cosmetic surgery taking place in backyard facilities has hit a snag after plans that all cosmetic surgery must take place in an accredited facility were abruptly suspended. On the eve of the commencement of cosmetic surgery reforms
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Non-Surgical Scientific Academy The focus of the NSS Academy is to provide evidence-based education to cosmetic practitioners to facilitate safe, effective and ethical aesthetic treatments to patients. An equally important focus of the NSS academy is to inspire and educate the next generation of young leaders. Since 2011, the not-for-profit Non-Surgical Symposium has provided evidence-based
