Cosmetic surgery is now subject to new regulatory standards,including a referral process for anyone considering going under the knife.
Doctors say a new endorsement model,backed by the country’s health ministers,will give a green light for practitioners to undertake invasive surgery without a surgical qualification.
Before Taylor underwent a common cosmetic surgical procedure,Dr Reza Ahmadi assured her everything would be fine. But she claims in a Supreme Court writ that the procedure left her disfigured and in pain.
The $1.4 billion cosmetic surgery industry is illegally claiming Medicare rebates for Botox,facelifts and tummy tucks.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler is leading national action to protect Australians from rogue doctors.
The regulator fundamentally misunderstands what is needed.
While there are a few welcome recommendations in a review of the cosmetic surgery industry,Australians deserve a much tougher response.
Doctors and cosmetic surgery experts have called for the leaders of the regulatory boards overseeing the troubled industry to resign.
Health Minister Mark Butler has vowed to take urgent action to clean up the out-of-control cosmetic surgery industry after the extent of its problems was brought to light.
Labor Senator Deb O’Neill has warned people about cosmetic surgery cowboys operating with no effective oversight because of the failure of the national health regulator.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says people are “shocked” by some of the stories uncovered by an investigation into the cosmetic surgery industry.