Surgeon Cynthia Weinstein faces the final medical licence cut

PLASTIC surgeon Cynthia Weinstein, accused of botching makeovers, has agreed to turn in her scalpel.

PLASTIC surgeon Cynthia Weinstein, accused of botching makeovers, has agreed to turn in her scalpel.

 Dr Weinstein, who was also facing accusations she breached operating bans placed on her in 2000 as a result of other bungled procedures, would surrender her medical licence from April 30, the Medical Practitioners Board heard yesterday.

She also gave an undertaking she would not seek to renew her licence in Australia or New Zealand, counsel assisting the board, Fiona McLeod, SC, said.

Dr Weinstein, who was not present, notified it that she wished to "surrender" her medical practising certificate "for personal reasons".

The hearing into her surgical practices was due to resume yesterday after a two-year adjournment. Last June she lost a High Court bid to overturn a 2008 Supreme Court decision that paved the way for the misconduct hearing to resume.

Dr Weinstein was a regular on TV in the 1990s promoting cosmetic surgery.

 "The role of the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria is to protect the public," the MPB said in a written statement.

"The board believes that this is achieved in this case through the cancellation of Dr Weinstein's medical registration." Mark Dunn