Cosmetic Cowboys
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
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‘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 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
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
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
- Exclusive
- Cosmetic Crisis
‘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
- Exclusive
- Cosmetic Crisis
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
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
- Investigation
- Regulation
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
- Investigation
- Healthcare
Cosmetic Cowboys
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