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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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An open letter to Australia’s Health Ministers
March 23, 2023
280223 ASAPS endorsement open letter
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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
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‘Legitimises the activities of unscrupulous operators’: Cosmetic surgery safety fears
March 21, 2023
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
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The Facts About Facial Ageing
December 5, 2022
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
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