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The HCCC is concerned that non-staff at the clinic were performing invasive surgical procedures such as breast augmentation without a medical practitioner present.

Veterinary surgical equipment found in Sydney cosmetic clinic accused of putting patients at risk

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”. 

  • Kate Aubusson

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Norsafiza Binti Zakaria operates under several aliases including Natasha Scha, Zakaria Scha, and Scha Zakaria Beauty Spa.

Woman behind Botox hospitalisations barred by healthcare watchdogs

Norsafiza Binti Zakaria was named on Friday as the unregistered practitioner under investigation after one of her patients was treated in intensive care.

  • Angus Thomson
A suspected case of botulism in a woman in Sydney is believed to be linked to an unregulated anti-wrinkle injection she received at a residential premises.

Deadly paralysing bacteria linked to bogus Botox in Sydney

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. 

  • Kate Aubusson
Images from Fresh Cosmetic Clinic on George St, Sydney CBD

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.

  • Angus Thomson
Khadije Dandachli.

‘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.

  • Angus Thomson
Aylin Senkul said that she has been left racked with shame after her 2021 surgery.

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.

  • Aisha Dow
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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.

  • Laura Banks
Simone Williams

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.

  • Kate Aubusson
Health ministers have agreed to create an official “endorsement in cosmetic surgery” classification.

‘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.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Dr Reza Ahmadi, who was a cosmetic surgeon at Cosmos, in a social media post.

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.

  • David Estcourt

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