Cheap medical corporates blamed for rise in ‘cosmetic cowboy’ doctorsÂ
Dr Anoop Rastogi, president of the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine, backs a proposed endorsement model to clean up the profession’s image
Some cosmetic surgeons are about to have their world turned upside down by regulators after a spate of media investigations into shonky, ill-trained practitioners.Â
In an industry apparently worth $1.4 billion a year, is banning non-fellowship surgeons from using the title ‘surgeon’ the answer? And just how many bad cosmetic doctors are there?
Here, Dr Anoop Rastogi, president of the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine (ACCSM), responds to the critics.
6minutes: Why have bad outcomes in cosmetic surgery suddenly become an issue? This is not new.
