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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

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

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

Why do I need a psychological assessment prior to surgery?

May 4, 2023

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

April 21, 2023

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

April 19, 2023

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

April 18, 2023

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

April 5, 2023

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

March 29, 2023

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

An open letter to Australia’s Health Ministers

March 23, 2023

280223 ASAPS endorsement open letter

Reckless: Surgeons warn health ministers that cosmetic cowboy reforms will fail

March 21, 2023

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