Medical regulator ‘unaccountable to public they are meant to be protecting’

Medical regulator ‘unaccountable to public they are meant to be protecting’

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has rejected allegations it is failing to protect the public from so-called “cosmetic cowboys” and vowed to take more action

  • byDana Daniel

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The cosmetic surgery industry needs shock therapy and must be shut down
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Healthcare

The cosmetic surgery industry needs shock therapy and must be shut down

The only way to get the change needed to protect the public from serious injuries is to close down the entire industry for a period of three to six months.

  • byAllan Fels
‘It’s so scary’:Ella was hospitalised after cosmetic surgery went horribly wrong
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‘It’s so scary’:Ella was hospitalised after cosmetic surgery went horribly wrong

A series of disfigured patients has led to calls for a royal commission into the lucrative cosmetic surgery industry.

  • byAdele Ferguson
Butler puts cosmetic surgery regulation on health ministers’ agenda as calls for royal commission grow
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Healthcare

Butler puts cosmetic surgery regulation on health ministers’ agenda as calls for royal commission grow

Pressure is mounting for the federal government to call a royal commission into health regulation amid new allegations of patient exploitation by cosmetic surgery “cowboys”.

  • byDana Daniel
"I could feel them with the cannula ramming me"
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"I could feel them with the cannula ramming me"

Ella Callis was hospitalised after her cosmetic surgery went horribly wrong.

'It was excruciating pain'
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'It was excruciating pain'

This retired elite soldier has joined a class action with 540 other patients who had surgeries done by doctors working for Daniel Lanzer.

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Cosmetic industry crisis needs more than whack-a-mole approach
Editorial
Healthcare

Cosmetic industry crisis needs more than whack-a-mole approach

The dramatic growth of cosmetic surgery into a multibillion-dollar industry provokes differing reactions.

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‘Please don’t kill me’:Elite soldier feared for his life after cosmetic surgeon cut him open
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Healthcare

‘Please don’t kill me’:Elite soldier feared for his life after cosmetic surgeon cut him open

Shocking revelations about botched cosmetic surgery are the tip of the iceberg in a lucrative growth industry that is out of control.

  • byAdele Ferguson
The most followed cosmetic surgeon on TikTok
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The most followed cosmetic surgeon on TikTok

Dr Daniel Aronov has built an audience of nearly 13 million followers,sharing extremely graphic footage of his surgeries which the regulator ordered to be removed.

Cosmetic surgeon settles legal claim after removing teenager’s labia
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Cosmetic surgeon settles legal claim after removing teenager’s labia

A 13-year-old girl was left disfigured and psychologically traumatised after a Melbourne cosmetic surgeon removed her labia and clitoral hood.

  • byCameron Houston
Worse than Wild West:cosmetic cowboys must be reined in
Opinion
Healthcare

Worse than Wild West:cosmetic cowboys must be reined in

Regulatory gaps concerning cosmetic surgery in Australia exposes the public to significant undisclosed risks by untrained or inadequately trained practitioners.

  • byMark Ashton