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Navigating new cosmetic surgery guidelines
By Dr Amira Sanki, Specialist Plastic Surgeon The Medical Board of Australia has released new cosmetic surgery guidelines which will come into effect on …
Why do I need a psychological assessment prior to surgery?
By Dr Cameron Keating, Specialist Plastic Surgeon Why do I need a psychological assessment prior to surgery? Surgery is both a physical and an …
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 …
New cosmetic surgery and Botox rules will clog our straining health system
People seeking cosmetic surgery, even Botox, may soon face being referred to a psychiatrist – sound like ridiculous body policing? That’s because it is, writes …
New screening rules for people seeking cosmetic surgery and Botox
People seeking cosmetic surgery – even Botox – may find themselves on a psychiatrist’s couch being evaluated under tough new rules being imposed by the …
Timothy Edwards: The loophole allowing ‘cosmetic cowboys’ to put Aussies at risk
Countless media reports of so-called “cosmetic surgeons” have shocked Australians, spurring much-needed action from lawmakers — with the title of “surgeon” finally being restricted to …
Rushed cosmetic reforms risk doing more harm than good
Medical groups have warned that much needed reforms to the cosmetic surgery sector risk doing more harm than good unless the proposed unacceptable downgrading in …
Reckless: Surgeons warn health ministers that cosmetic cowboy reforms will fail
The changes are dangerous and patients will pay the price, they say. Surgeons say an endorsement model for accrediting cosmetic surgeons will fail to stop …
‘Legitimises the activities of unscrupulous operators’: Cosmetic surgery safety fears
Doctors will be able to receive an official “endorsement in cosmetic surgery” from the Medical Board of Australia despite not undertaking the training that would …
The Facts About Facial Ageing
The Facts About Facial Ageing By Dr. Philip Bushell-Guthrie, Specialist Plastic Surgeon and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Brisbane and Mackay A quick glance …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Regulator announces cosmetic surgery crackdown but won’t hit pause on $1.4b industry
Doctors without specialist surgical training can keep offering procedures like facelifts, tummy tucks, breast implants and Brazilian butt lifts while the medical regulator works on …
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 …
“This is an industry that needs to be cleaned up,” says Health Minister Mark Butler
Health Minister Mark Butler has vowed to take urgent action to clean up the out-of-control cosmetic surgery industry and clamp down on doctors who call …
SMH Article – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls for urgent action to end unregulated cosmetic surgery
The Prime Minister has joined our calls for urgent action to end the dangers inherent in an industry where practitioners, using the title ‘cosmetic surgeon,’ …
Health regulation needs more than ‘cosmetic changes’
ASAPS President Dr Robert Sheen “It is too late to address the issue ‘before something terrible happens” – because it already has. The 60 …
