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Courts
Cosmetic surgeon who removed teen’s labia makes second payout over botched genital surgery
Dr Asarjahu Granot has been ordered to pay a patient he left disfigured $400,000, as experts warn about the rise of designer vagina surgery and what can go wrong.
- by Cameron Houston and Melissa Cunningham
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Charlotte was just 19 when she had breast implants. These new rules would have saved her years of discomfort
Cosmetic surgery is now subject to new regulatory standards, including a referral process for anyone considering going under the knife.
- by Laura Banks
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Cosmetic Cowboys
‘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.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Cosmetic Cowboys
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.
- by David Estcourt
Cosmetic surgery industry exploiting Medicare for services it is not entitled to claim
The $1.4 billion cosmetic surgery industry is illegally claiming Medicare rebates for Botox, facelifts and tummy tucks.
- by Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett
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Cosmetic Cowboys
‘Unchecked for years’: Ministers crack down on cosmetic surgery ‘cowboys’
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler is leading national action to protect Australians from rogue doctors.
- by Adele Ferguson
Opinion
Cosmetic Cowboys
This ‘solution’ for cosmetic surgery rogues fails patients
The regulator fundamentally misunderstands what is needed.
- by Nicola Dean
Analysis
Cosmetic Cowboys
Cosmetic surgery reforms need more than a nip and tuck
While there are a few welcome recommendations in a review of the cosmetic surgery industry, Australians deserve a much tougher response.
- by Adele Ferguson
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Cosmetic Cowboys
Secret cosmetic surgery review meeting ends in revolt
Doctors and cosmetic surgery experts have called for the leaders of the regulatory boards overseeing the troubled industry to resign.
- by Adele Ferguson
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Cosmetic Cowboys
Cosmetic cowboys facing the knife after minister’s pledge to act
Health Minister Mark Butler has vowed to take urgent action to clean up the out-of-control cosmetic surgery industry after the extent of its problems was brought to light.
- by Adele Ferguson and Naomi Shivaraman
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Cosmetic Cowboys
Health regulator accused of ‘gaslighting’ butchered patients
Labor Senator Deb O’Neill has warned people about cosmetic surgery cowboys operating with no effective oversight because of the failure of the national health regulator.
- by Adele Ferguson
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