The global cosmetic surgery market has witnessed remarkable growth in recent years. In 2021, it was valued at US$67 billion ($105 billion), and projections suggest…
A plastic surgeon has been reprimanded after he dropped a chin implant on a theatre floor before picking it up and placing it in a…
A highly profitable medical industry is undergoing a rebranding in the aftermath of the new laws banning doctors without the necessary training from describing themselves…
Medical Board of Australia chair Dr Anne Tonkin has thanked the doctors who have come forward with information on shonky cosmetic surgery operators, saying they’ve…
GPs have raised concerns about their responsibilities following AHPRA’s release of the Guidelines for Registered Medical Practitioners who Perform Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures, which came…
Close to 1000 patients have now joined a class action against retired cosmetic surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer and associates, alleging botched results, lasting physical deformities,…
Doctor groups are lobbying for rural proceduralists offering common surgical procedures, such as caesareans and abscess drainage to continue to call themselves ‘GP-surgeons’ amid concerns…
Cosmetic ‘surgeons’ who are not registered as surgeons, ophthalmologists or obstetricians will face potential prison terms of up to three years, and fines of up…
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…
Patients wanting cosmetic surgery will need a GP referral from 1 July, under new guidelines designed to reduce the risk of exploitation by practitioners. AHPRA…
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