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Thinking of having cosmetic surgery overseas? Know your risks.

October 9, 2024

Cosmetic tourism (travelling overseas for cosmetic surgery) is becoming increasingly popular due to shorter wait times, less strict regulations, and lower costs, however this trend ...

Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Limited v Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency [2024] FCA 995

September 2, 2024

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Limited v Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency [2024] FCA 995 File number(s): NSD ...

Aussies warned about ‘skin-crawling’ danger of growing travel trend

August 13, 2024

Whether it’s insurance complications or complications with your recovery, there’s a lot to consider when thinking about going overseas for medical treatments. Flying overseas for ...

Cosmetic Surgery Standards Resources

June 5, 2024

Get ready to implement the Cosmetic Surgery Standards Are you preparing to implement the National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards? Today the Australian Commission on ...

Girls think their vulvas should look like Barbie’s. These experts want to change that.

June 4, 2024

Associate Professor Gemma Sharp never thought she would find herself in a theatre urging the audience to yell, “Vulva!” A senior clinical psychologist and associate ...

Forging her own path as a gender affirming surgeon in NZ

May 7, 2024

Rita Yang had just handed in her resignation letter at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland when Whakaari/White Island erupted on December 9, 2019. She had been ...

TGA Advertising guidance updated

March 11, 2024

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 ...

‘Anti-wrinkle injection’ and ‘dermal filler’ banned

January 22, 2024

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 ...

Cosmetic Surgery Standards Launched

December 14, 2023

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 ...

National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards

December 14, 2023

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 ...

Surgery left Aylin feeling ‘deformed’

September 24, 2023

By Aisha Dow, Sunday Age 24th September, 2023 Standing in a room as a doctor filmed her naked body for TikTok was one of the ...

NEW TRENDS IN RHINOPLASTY: PRESERVATION VS. STRUCTURAL APPROACH

September 13, 2023

By Dr Rodrigo Teixeira, FRACS (Plas) – Specialist Plastic Surgeon Rhinoplasty, commonly referred to as a nose job, is a popular surgical procedure that ...

5 Signs of a Natural Looking vs Unnatural Looking Facelift Result

August 14, 2023

By Dr Mark Doyle, FRACS (Plas) – Specialist Plastic Surgeon If you’re thinking about getting a meloplasty or rhytidectomy (facelift), you might be curious ...

Concerns cosmetic cowboys continue to operate, as almost 1,000 patients come forward for cosmetic surgery class action

July 24, 2023

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 ...

Looksmaxxing: The dangers of face hammering and height surgery for love

July 17, 2023

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 ...

Cosmetic cowboys can still operate as key plank of cosmetic surgery reform deferred

July 4, 2023

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 ...

NSS Academy

June 20, 2023

NSS 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 ...

Psychological screening tool hopes to improve patient safety

June 15, 2023

By Dr Tim Edwards, ASAPS President and Specialist Plastic Surgeon As published on Health + Hospital Wednesday, 14 June, 2023 For registered specialist plastic surgeons, ...

Visual examples of cosmetic surgery advertising

June 6, 2023

Effective 1 July 2023 New Guidelines for medical practitioners who advertise cosmetic surgery (guidelines) apply from 1 July 2023. An advance copy is available ...

Navigating new cosmetic surgery guidelines

May 19, 2023

By Dr Amira Sanki, Specialist Plastic Surgeon The Medical Board of Australia has released new cosmetic surgery guidelines which will come into effect on ...