A general practitioner who performed a botched breast reduction that left a woman disfigured learnt how to do cosmetic surgery by reading text- books, attending meetings and assisting other surgeons.
Dr Christiaan Botha, who is not qualified to perform plastic and reconstructive surgery, yesterday admitted that he started performing cosmetic surgery after 10 years of “self-study” [...]
Cosmetic surgery can carry risks as well as benefits
Several newspapers have reported the dangers associated with cosmetic surgery, including a lack of regulation in some areas of the industry. The reports also feature warnings from Nigel Mercer, the president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, who voiced his views as part of a [...]
There is mounting concern about a vaginal plastic surgery procedure more and more Australian women are having.
Each year more than 1,200 Australian women undergo surgery on their genitalia in a procedure known as labioplasty.
Doctors and surgeons fear that some women may be having the operation unnecessarily and there are concerns about operations being [...]
