Mandatory referrals for cosmetic surgery a ‘medicolegal can of worms’ for GPs
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The RACGP is worried more GPs will be dragged into negligence cases due to new Medical Board of Australia guidelines that patients must have a referral to undergo cosmetic surgery.
The new guidelines, which come into effect on 1 July, follow a series of cosmetic surgery scandals with patients alleging they were left with deformities and nerve pain after face lifts, tummy tucks and Brazilian butt lifts.