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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 ...
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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 ...
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‘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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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