Doctors begin alerting AHPRA about dodgy cosmetic surgeons despite legal threats
Doctors have started alerting regulators about dodgy cosmetic surgeons in response to a medical board call to action — despite threats by the surgeons involved,…
Tag: Cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgery should require a GP referral, suggests medical board
All patients going for cosmetic surgery would require a GP referral under proposed new guidelines from the Medical Board of Australia, which aim to protect…
Dr Shahab Mahboubian: The surgeon who makes patients 15cm taller to improve their love lives
An orthopaedic surgeon says he has been performing dozens of cosmetic leg lengthening procedures on men who feel their short stature has left them unlucky…
Patients with dermal fillers are facing this possible COVID-19 complication
The growing list of COVID-19 complications is long and surprising — from brain changes and heart disease to skin rashes and COVID toes. Those who…
‘Break the silence’: AHPRA’s cosmetic surgery plea to all doctors
AHPRA letters are on their way to every GP as part of the continued crackdown on dodgy cosmetic surgeons, following a damning review of the…
AusDoc comments: the $25 text consult, losing a VAD patient and more ‘GPs should…’
The AusDoc comments section has evolved into a core part of our community. Here, we republish a selection of your views that capture the conversation — its…
Cheap medical corporates blamed for rise in ‘cosmetic cowboy’ doctors
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. In…
Health ministers backflip over moves to lift ban on doctors using patient testimonials
The plan to open up advertising was nixed at the 11th hour.
Cosmetic cowboys still free to harm, surgeons warn
Specialist surgeons say action is needed now to protect patients because the reforms in AHPRA's cosmetic surgery review will take time to implement…
AHPRA urges GPs to report dodgy cosmetic surgeons
Under-reporting was one reason poor care was allowed to continue, a major review has found.
