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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

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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
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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
Mark Ashton is professor of surgery and anatomy at the University of Melbourne and past president of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons. He says AHPRA has misread public concern about surgical safety.

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.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Is the national healthcare watchdog sick?

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.

  • Charlotte Grieve

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