‘Completely unacceptable’:Anthony Albanese leaves door open to royal commission into cosmetic surgery industry

‘Completely unacceptable’:Anthony Albanese leaves door open to royal commission into cosmetic surgery industry

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says people are “shocked” by some of the stories uncovered by an investigation into the cosmetic surgery industry.

  • byBillie Eder

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‘Dangerous to the public’:Celebrity cosmetic surgeon suspended amid probe
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‘Dangerous to the public’:Celebrity cosmetic surgeon suspended amid probe

Cosmetic surgeon Dr Ryan Wells has been suspended from practising medicine by the regulator after allegations of safety and hygiene issues.

  • byAdele Ferguson
Cosmos Clinics faces two class action investigations
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Consumer rights

Cosmos Clinics faces two class action investigations

Australia’s biggest cosmetic procedures operator is facing two class action investigations after dozens of unhappy patients came forward with disturbing stories.

  • byAdele Ferguson
‘Australians should not be misled’:Health Minister lashes cosmetic cowboys

‘Australians should not be misled’:Health Minister lashes cosmetic cowboys

A plan to allow cosmetic surgeons to advertise via testimonials,which critics have said will see more patients lured into risky surgery,is before the Queensland Parliament.

  • byNick Bonyhady
‘Real risk’:Breast implant complications rise if doctor not a specialist surgeon
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‘Real risk’:Breast implant complications rise if doctor not a specialist surgeon

A new study shows patients are twice as likely to develop a deformity after cosmetic breast implant surgery if the doctor performing the operation is not a specialised surgeon.

  • byLucy Carroll
Surgeons,priests and media friends:Inside the fight to publish cosmetic investigation
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Surgeons,priests and media friends:Inside the fight to publish cosmetic investigation

As soon as the founder of the country’s biggest provider of cosmetic procedures realised his lucrative business was under media scrutiny,he pulled out all the stops.

  • byAdele Ferguson andJoel Tozer
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Our fight to expose the dark side of the cosmetic surgery industry

Our fight to expose the dark side of the cosmetic surgery industry

Adele Ferguson and Joel Tozer’s resilience,determination and professionalism have been quite something to watch up close.

  • byBevan Shields
The glitz and the gore:Behind the scenes of a celebrity cosmetic surgeon’s ‘abattoir’ practice
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The glitz and the gore:Behind the scenes of a celebrity cosmetic surgeon’s ‘abattoir’ practice

While he flaunts his lifestyle online,the grotesque video of cosmetic surgeon Ryan Wells squeezing fat from a patient’s legs has shocked professionals. CAUTION:GRAPHIC CONTENT

  • byAdele Ferguson andJoel Tozer
‘Please help me,I can’t die’:how social media lured Keisha to the dark side of cosmetic surgery
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‘Please help me,I can’t die’:how social media lured Keisha to the dark side of cosmetic surgery

In the world of cosmetic surgery,social media drives turnover in a glossy appeal to vanity. But there is a dark underbelly in the business of making people beautiful. CAUTION:Graphic content.

  • byAdele Ferguson andJoel Tozer
Millionaire cosmetic surgeons don’t need a leg up with patient testimonials
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Healthcare

Millionaire cosmetic surgeons don’t need a leg up with patient testimonials

Given the opaque and largely unregulated world of cosmetic surgery and practitioners’ use of social media to drum up business,the proposed change spells trouble.

  • byAdele Ferguson
Scrapping ban on patient testimonials would give free rein to cosmetic ‘cowboys’,experts warn

Scrapping ban on patient testimonials would give free rein to cosmetic ‘cowboys’,experts warn

Australian Medical Association president Dr Omar Khorshid says patient testimonials are impossible to verify and can be “completely misleading”.

  • byDana Daniel