Reckless: Surgeons warn health ministers that cosmetic cowboy reforms will fail
The changes are dangerous and patients will pay the price, they say
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Surgeons say an endorsement model for accrediting cosmetic surgeons will fail to stop unscrupulous doctors from operating on patients.
Health ministers last month agreed to the reforms as part of a suite of changes aimed at tightening up the cosmetic surgery industry following a spate of high-profile cases of patients being harmed.