Cosmetic Crisis
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Investigation
Surgeons, priests and media friends: Inside the fight to publish cosmetic investigation
As soon as the founder of the country’s biggest provider of cosmetic procedures realised his lucrative business was under media scrutiny, he pulled out all the stops.
- by Adele Ferguson and Joel Tozer
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Our fight to expose the dark side of the cosmetic surgery industry
Adele Ferguson and Joel Tozer’s resilience, determination and professionalism have been quite something to watch up close.
- by Bevan Shields
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Investigation
The glitz and the gore: Behind the scenes of a celebrity cosmetic surgeon’s ‘abattoir’ practice
While he flaunts his lifestyle online, the grotesque video of cosmetic surgeon Ryan Wells squeezing fat from a patient’s legs has shocked professionals. CAUTION: GRAPHIC CONTENT
- by Adele Ferguson and Joel Tozer
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Investigation
‘Please help me, I can’t die’: how social media lured Keisha to the dark side of cosmetic surgery
In the world of cosmetic surgery, social media drives turnover in a glossy appeal to vanity. But there is a dark underbelly in the business of making people beautiful. CAUTION: Graphic content.
- by Adele Ferguson and Joel Tozer
Opinion
Healthcare
Millionaire cosmetic surgeons don’t need a leg up with patient testimonials
Given the opaque and largely unregulated world of cosmetic surgery and practitioners’ use of social media to drum up business, the proposed change spells trouble.
- by Adele Ferguson
Scrapping ban on patient testimonials would give free rein to cosmetic ‘cowboys’, experts warn
Australian Medical Association president Dr Omar Khorshid says patient testimonials are impossible to verify and can be “completely misleading”.
- by Dana Daniel