HIV,hepatitis warning after raid on Sydney cosmetic clinic

HIV,hepatitis warning after raid on Sydney cosmetic clinic

Patients who received treatments including Botox and dermal fill at the Sydney CBD clinic are being urged to test for blood-borne diseases.

  • byAngus Thomson

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‘Glute master’ influencer banned by healthcare watchdog

‘Glute master’ influencer banned by healthcare watchdog

Khadije Dandachli is accused of posing as a nurse and injecting unknown substances into the buttocks of patients,allegations she denies.

  • byAngus Thomson
Aylin was told she’d wake up beautiful. Instead,she feels deformed

Aylin was told she’d wake up beautiful. Instead,she feels deformed

The mother of five is one of more than 1000 former patients registered as part of a class action against celebrity surgeon Daniel Lanzer.

  • byAisha Dow
Botox and other injectables the focus of cosmetic industry crackdown

Botox and other injectables the focus of cosmetic industry crackdown

Peak health regulatory bodies will review non-surgical cosmetic procedures by doctors,nurses,dentists and other practitioners.

  • byLaura Banks
Crackdown on deceptive social media posts by cosmetic doctors

Crackdown on deceptive social media posts by cosmetic doctors

Simone Williams was left deformed after she fell prey to a cosmetic doctor’s photoshopped social media posts.

  • byKate Aubusson
‘Legitimises the activities of unscrupulous operators’:Cosmetic surgery safety fears

‘Legitimises the activities of unscrupulous operators’:Cosmetic surgery safety fears

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.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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Prominent cosmetic surgeon facing avalanche of lockdown charges and civil lawsuits

Prominent cosmetic surgeon facing avalanche of lockdown charges and civil lawsuits

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.

  • byDavid Estcourt
Health regulator lowering safety standards for cosmetic surgery,specialists say

Health regulator lowering safety standards for cosmetic surgery,specialists say

A new system to allow medical practitioners who are not specialists to perform cosmetic operations would put patients at risk of more harm,senior specialists warn as they call for a royal commission.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Slow,unaccountable and riven:Is the national healthcare watchdog sick?
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Slow,unaccountable and riven:Is the national healthcare watchdog sick?

Insiders,doctors,patients and experts all warn the national health regulator AHPRA may not be fit for purpose.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Cosmetic Cowboys
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Healthcare

Cosmetic Cowboys

We take you inside one of the country’s best-known clinics and uncover a litany of poor practices.

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Strict new rules on who can call themselves a cosmetic ‘surgeon’

Strict new rules on who can call themselves a cosmetic ‘surgeon’

Doctors without suitable qualifications will be banned from calling themselves cosmetic surgeons.

  • byAdele Ferguson andJames Massola