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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
The Smooth As Silk Laser and Beauty Clinic owned by banned doctor Tommy Jodlovich. The business later moved to a smaller clinic on Macquarie Street.

Banned doctor allegedly infected patients with hepatitis B at Sydney city beauty clinic

The state’s healthcare watchdog says patients of convicted fraudster Tommy Jodlovich may have contracted hepatitis B at his clinic on Macquarie Street.

  • Angus Thomson
The Ozone Clinic in Castle Hill, which is subject to an interim prohibition order.

The Sydney clinic barred from treating patients

The state’s healthcare watchdog is cracking down on alternative clinics offering a controversial medical procedure banned by regulators in the United States.

  • Angus Thomson
Giovanni Busa at home on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Giovanni is suing Sydney Eye Hospital after a routine procedure he says left him blind in one eye. Photo: Nikki Short / The Sydney Morning Herald

This man’s eye burst like a ‘balloon full of water’. He’s suing a hospital over an injection gone wrong

Sydney Eye Hospital denies it breached its duty of care to Giovanni Busa, who is taking legal action over a procedure he alleges left him blind in one eye.

  • 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

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