TGA’s bad influence: Health watchdog aiding cosmetic stuff-ups
Young Aussies considering cosmetic surgery may be missing out on vital information as one of the federal government’s health watchdogs seemingly declares war on traditional media.
Young Aussies considering cosmetic surgery may be missing out on vital information as one of the federal government’s health watchdogs seemingly declares war on traditional media.
Former Love Island Australia contestant Georgia Murray is urging the TGA to allow more open media discussion about cosmetic procedures and their risks, arguing young women need greater access to information before going under the knife.
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Journalist Taylor Penny investigates what happens behind closed doors when young people book in to get anti-wrinkle injections.
Cosmetic injectors and plastic surgeons say they are regularly seeing patients who want filler dissolved or who have developed an issue that’s becoming known as “pillow face”.
Breast implant illness is not officially recognised. But Australian women who’ve battled painful symptoms and forked out thousands to have theirs removed want action.
Facial procedures like eyelid surgery are surging in popularity with Aussies are splashing out big bucks on cosmetics despite the cost of living crisis.
Customers have been left $500k out of pocket after several popular Melbourne laser and skin clinics went bust, racking up over $5m in debts and landing the director in possible hot water.
A popular Gold Coast influencer has detailed how she suffered major complications that left her “just trying to stay alive” after undergoing a Brazilian butt lift surgery.
Cosmetic nurses are warning a state government-enforced change to how injectable procedures are delivered could lead to patients risking ‘black market’ products.
Nurses have hit out at Health Minister Tim Nicholls in a protest outside parliament this morning following an injectables crackdown they say will impact patients and increase costs.
A raft of new safeguards aimed at protecting Australians undergoing cosmetic procedures from dodgy operators are coming. Here’s what you need to know.
The surgeon behind Kris Jenner’s shock transformation — which led some fans to mistake the Jenner-Kardashian matriarch for one of her daughters — has been revealed.
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