Cosmetic doctors face off in defamation battle

Gold Coast-based Dr Cesidio Colagrande claims his 'commercial competitor' was behind a 2018 false review that wrongly implied he had sexually assaulted a patient.
Dr Cesidio Colagrande.

A cosmetic doctor is suing a rival clinician for defamation, alleging he posed as a patient to post a negative review online to damage his reputation.

Gold Coast based Dr Cesidio Colagrande is seeking unspecified damages from Dr Min Sik Kim and his wife over the allegedly false review on the US-based RateMDs website, which is used by people across Australia.