Clients of a Sydney clinic have been put at risk of blood-borne infections after allegations that staff posing as medical practitioners performed invasive procedures with surgical equipment marked “veterinary use only”.
Norsafiza Binti Zakaria was named on Friday as the unregistered practitioner under investigation after one of her patients was treated in intensive care.
Three people have developed symptoms of a rare but life-threatening paralysing illness after suspected fake Botox injections at a Sydney home,prompting health authorities to warn the public against receiving anti-wrinkle injections from unauthorised practitioners.
Patients who received treatments including Botox and dermal fill at the Sydney CBD clinic are being urged to test for blood-borne diseases.
Khadije Dandachli is accused of posing as a nurse and injecting unknown substances into the buttocks of patients,allegations she denies.
The mother of five is one of more than 1000 former patients registered as part of a class action against celebrity surgeon Daniel Lanzer.
Peak health regulatory bodies will review non-surgical cosmetic procedures by doctors,nurses,dentists and other practitioners.
Simone Williams was left deformed after she fell prey to a cosmetic doctor’s photoshopped social media posts.
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.