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What's the big difference? They all do boob jobs don't they? They sure do, but there's a little more to consider than just that!
Actually 'cosmetic versus plastic' is one of the most controversial issues in cosmetic surgery, and if you're thinking about having cosmetic surgery of any kind, it's an issue you need to get your head around before you take the big leap.
Another thing you need to get your head around is that this industry is not well regulated, in fact it's barely regulated at all, and this may be hard for some to believe.
Many consumers assume wrongly I'm afraid, that because it's surgery, the regulators must be right across it. That's the way it should be of course, but unfortunately that's not the way that it is.
Did you know that anyone with a basic medical degree is legally, albeit controversially, entitled to perform complex, invasive cosmetic surgery procedures and describe themselves as a cosmetic surgeon?
Its a matter which has most plastic surgeons fuming- they have 7 to 10, and often 12 years of formal Australian Medical Council (AMC) accredited specialist training further to their basic GP qualification.
Click on the following links to learn more about your choices in this industry.
Buyer of Beauty, Beware - The Four Corners Report
"It’s plastic surgeons versus cosmetic surgeons, scalpels drawn. The plastic surgeons deride cosmetic surgeons as lacking qualifications and breadth of"... By Jonathan Holmes
What’s the Difference Between Cosmetic Surgeons and Plastic Surgeons? - "It may come as a surprise to you to know that many doctors calling themselves Cosmetic Surgeons have completed no more than their basic medical qualification or have not done any further surgical training beyond the basic medical degree!" By Deirdre Tozer
Call to Halt the Cowboy Surgeons-The Australian - 16 Feb 2008 ... The lack of regulation of cosmetic surgery is a national disgrace that allows " shonky" and underqualified practitioners to peddle treatments ... By Adam Cresswell
Patients at Risk in Ugly Cosmetic Surgery Wars - "A turf war between plastic surgeons and self-styled "cosmetic surgeons" has left the industry dangerously unregulated, despite a damning report calling for change seven years ago." By Louise Hall
Cosmetic Surgery Regulations Lag in NSW -Nearly10 years after the State Government commissioned a report on cosmetic surgery, most of its main recommendations have not been implemented. By Valerie Lawson
Source: Deidre Nolan http://www.blognow.com.au/thedeidrenolanreports/
Friday, November 21, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Unecessary Liposuction - Tara Reid left with saggy lumpy stomach and thighs
Tara Reid Confronts Rumors Over Plastic Surgery
When it comes to cosmetic surgery, many stars still don't admit that they've had work done. But Tara Reid wants everyone to know about the "botched" breast implant and liposuction procedures that left her embarrassed to show her body in public.
"I got lipo because even though I was skinny, I wanted -- I'm not going to lie -- a six-pack," she told Us. "I had body contouring, but it all went wrong. My stomach became the most ripply, bulgy thing."
Reid unwittingly exposed the disastrous results when she posed for pictures at a November 2004 party and her dress strap fell down. But she was also embarrassed in private moments.
Could It Happen to You?
Reid's botched surgery came as no surprise to one California plastic surgeon."No, not surprising at all," said Dr. Brent Moelleken, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and professor of plastic surgery at the University of California at Los Angeles. "Celebrities ... often do less research than 'normal' patients."
So-called normal patients are not immune to plastic surgery mishaps. The best way to avoid those mishaps is to know that your surgeon is qualified, experts said. Talk to your plastic surgeon, said Moelleken. Ask yourself, "Is he reasonable? Is he telling me what I want to hear rather than what is good for me?" If your plastic surgeon insists on a procedure that doesn't feel right, "run the other way," Moelleken said.
"The most important part of getting a good result from plastic surgery is the surgeon you choose," said Dr. Darrick Antell, spokesman for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
More info go to : http://news.makemeheal.com/tara-reid-liposuction-tummy/322
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
A warning regarding CDC Clinics Armadale
Blood, passion and botched jobs to rival Nip/Tuck
Accused: Armadale cosmetic surgeon Cynthia Weinstein.Photo: Jason South
IT STARTED like an episode of plastic surgery drama Nip/Tuck: a dispute involving allegations against a cosmetic surgeon from a nurse siding with the doctor's ex-husband and a beauty therapist accused of passionately kissing patients in the surgery.
But there was a serious side to the story. Armadale dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon Cynthia Weinstein fronted the Medical Practitioners Board yesterday accused of performing procedures she was not registered to carry out, often resulting in "poor outcomes" for her patients and glamorous staff.
Counsel assisting the board, Fiona McLeod, SC, told the first day of the two-week hearing that between 2000 and 2005, Dr Weinstein performed "skin stitch" procedures, "fat pad removals" and chemical peels and administered silicone injections to patients either inappropriately or in a fashion for which she was not registered.
The practices amounted to unprofessional conduct after the board entered into an agreement with Dr Weinstein that she not perform skin incisions but stick to certain dermatological practices, Ms McLeod said.
In one case, a patient was left with "significant facial asymmetry" and "extensive puckering" of the skin around her eyes after a "skin stitch" to try to lift her face went wrong.
The patient, one of six complainants to the board, claims Dr Weinstein did not warn her of the risks of such a procedure or that she might need to have skin cut from her face. Despite corrective surgery, the woman still feels her facial features do not look right, the hearing was told.
In a lengthy opening to the panel, Ms McLeod said Dr Weinstein exposed a patient's eyes to a laser machine while removing "fat bags" in 2004. When the patient called to say she was in pain, Dr Weinstein prescribed her drugs over the phone without examining the patient.
In the same year, Dr Weinstein also allegedly repaid a dissatisfied patient $3300 on the condition the woman did not complain about the outcome of her treatment. After the patient telephoned the Health Services Commissioner, Dr Weinstein called the patient, asking her to drop the complaint.
Ms McLeod said that while six patients would give evidence about their dealings with Dr Weinstein next week, many staff would comment this week about her "cavalier and reckless" attitude towards health and safety.
This weakness caused one nurse to suffer a needle-stick injury from a syringe used on an HIV-positive patient, Ms McLeod said.
A nurse with 25 years' experience, who is now working for Dr Weinstein's ex-husband and fellow cosmetic surgeon, Marshall Segan, told the hearing she was shocked to discover that staff working for Dr Weinstein had little understanding of laser safety.
"Quite often they would close their eyes instead of wearing glasses," the nurse said yesterday.
The nurse, who worked for Dr Weinstein when she shared a clinic with Dr Segan in East Melbourne and cannot be named, said her colleagues also told her they had been asked to clean a Roll-CIT (a rolling device containing lots of tiny needles) after it had been used on a patient with hepatitis B.
"It was just asking for trouble," she said. "It was an accident waiting to happen."
The nurse said that after she told her colleagues to refuse to clean the device, "Dr Weinstein said she would clean it herself".
A beauty therapist who worked for Dr Weinstein for three years told the board that she became increasingly concerned about her safety at Dr Weinstein's Armadale clinic, Dr Skin. "When we were walking past (the laser machine) … we would get a flash in our eyes," she said. "I had to go to the doctor to get my eyes checked because my eyes became very sensitive to sunlight."
The same therapist said she was told to clean the Roll-CIT device, which contained tissue, blood and skin, to be re-used. She said the device was re-used so often that needles started getting stuck in people's skin.
The beauty therapist said she resigned in 2006 after she lost respect for Dr Weinstein and felt she had been bullied.
But Phillip Priest, QC, for Dr Weinstein, challenged the therapist on the reasons for her resignation, asking her if she had engaged in physical relationships in the surgery. He said Dr Weinstein had told her that such relationships were inappropriate.
"Was there not passionate kissing in the surgery?" he said.
"That is an absolute lie!" the woman told the panel before conceding she had been "friendly" with two patients.
The hearing continues today.
- Repaid a dissatisfied patient $3300 on the condition the patient not complain.
- Exposed staff to lasers, resulting in eye injuries for one nurse.
- Asked staff to clean a device containing needles for re-use after it had been used on a patient with hepatitis B.
- Did not dispose of hazardous material correctly, resulting in a nurse suffering a needle-stick injury from a syringe used on an HIV-positive patient.
Article Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/blood-passion-and-botched-jobs-to-rival-niptuck/2008/04/15/1208025136423.html
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December 2, 2007
Under scrutiny: Cynthia Weinstein faces further hearings.
"Quite often they would close their eyes instead of wearing glasses," the nurse said yesterday.
The nurse, who worked for Dr Weinstein when she shared a clinic with Dr Segan in East Melbourne and cannot be named, said her colleagues also told her they had been asked to clean a Roll-CIT (a rolling device containing lots of tiny needles) after it had been used on a patient with hepatitis B.
"It was just asking for trouble," she said. "It was an accident waiting to happen."
The nurse said that after she told her colleagues to refuse to clean the device, "Dr Weinstein said she would clean it herself".
A beauty therapist who worked for Dr Weinstein for three years told the board that she became increasingly concerned about her safety at Dr Weinstein's Armadale clinic, Dr Skin. "When we were walking past (the laser machine) … we would get a flash in our eyes," she said. "I had to go to the doctor to get my eyes checked because my eyes became very sensitive to sunlight."
The same therapist said she was told to clean the Roll-CIT device, which contained tissue, blood and skin, to be re-used. She said the device was re-used so often that needles started getting stuck in people's skin.
The beauty therapist said she resigned in 2006 after she lost respect for Dr Weinstein and felt she had been bullied.
But Phillip Priest, QC, for Dr Weinstein, challenged the therapist on the reasons for her resignation, asking her if she had engaged in physical relationships in the surgery. He said Dr Weinstein had told her that such relationships were inappropriate.
"Was there not passionate kissing in the surgery?" he said.
"That is an absolute lie!" the woman told the panel before conceding she had been "friendly" with two patients.
The hearing continues today.
THE ALLEGATIONS
- Performed inappropriate procedures on six patients in 2000-05, sometimes with "poor outcomes".- Repaid a dissatisfied patient $3300 on the condition the patient not complain.
- Exposed staff to lasers, resulting in eye injuries for one nurse.
- Asked staff to clean a device containing needles for re-use after it had been used on a patient with hepatitis B.
- Did not dispose of hazardous material correctly, resulting in a nurse suffering a needle-stick injury from a syringe used on an HIV-positive patient.
Article Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/blood-passion-and-botched-jobs-to-rival-niptuck/2008/04/15/1208025136423.html
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Pioneer cosmetic surgeon faces new peer probe
Under scrutiny: Cynthia Weinstein faces further hearings.
COSMETIC surgeon and dermatologist Cynthia Weinstein — owner and director of swanky High Street Armadale laser clinic Dr Skin Centre — is being investigated by medical authorities again.
Dr Weinstein has been sanctioned twice by the Victorian Medical Practitioners Board — in 2000 for botched surgery and 2005 for Medicare fraud.
The board now has referred Dr Weinstein to a formal hearing due to complaints made against her.
Such hearings, usually launched when prima facie evidence suggests a doctor has engaged in serious unprofessional conduct, can impose restrictions on a doctor's practice or cancel a doctor's registration.
A spokeswoman for the board said she could not provide details of the complaints, and said no date had been set for a hearing.
Dr Skin's website does not identify Dr Weinstein but says its dermatologist is an internationally recognised expert with an "extensive number of medical publications in respected international journals and laser textbooks". Dr Weinstein is a former chairwoman of the Australian College of Cosmetic Surgery's laser committee and was the college's director of medical training.
But on on March 23, 2004, Dr Weinstein was convicted and fined $1000 for Medicare fraud in the County Court. The Director of Public Prosecutions had appealed against a Magistrates Court sentence of a bond without conviction imposed in December 2003.
Company records show the business name Dr Skin was registered on March 19, 2004, and the owner of Dr Skin is CDC Clinics Pty Ltd. Dr Weinstein is its only director and shareholder.
She told The Sunday Age she was not aware of the hearing. "I'm sure I'll hear about it in due course if that's the case," she said. "I guess … you could speak to my solicitors."
Dr Weinstein was one of the first doctors in the country to use lasers for cosmetic procedures, having trained in the United States in the 1980s. Even her critics acknowledge she is technically more proficient with lasers than most practitioners.
"Her desire to get good results overpowers her natural caution as a doctor …" says one critic. "She's a risk taker, she pushes envelopes."
Before being sanctioned by the medical board she ran the high-profile Laser Surgery Institute in East Melbourne and aggressively pursued market share in the flourishing cosmetic surgery market with regular advertising and television appearances.
Dr Weinstein is still invited to speak at conferences on laser use and cosmetic surgery despite the medical practitioners board hearing in 2000 that she had performed a brow lift on a 71-year-old patient without her consent, resulting in permanent nerve damage, lumpy skin, a startled look and extensive scars.
The patient discovered the brow lift when she felt metal screws in her head after Dr Weinstein had treated her for other cosmetic procedures.
In a separate incident involving treatment for abdominal obesity, the board heard that Dr Weinstein had performed liposuction without removing excess skin, resulting in a large flap of skin hanging down as far as the patient's thighs.
Dr Weinstein advised the patient that her skin had a marvellous ability to shrink or retract, which was unrealistic and misleading, the board said.
The board found that she had engaged in unprofessional conduct of a serious nature with these patients and adjourned the hearing of allegations by six other patients after her lawyers proposed to end the formal hearings.
Dr Weinstein agreed to restrict her medical practice to clinical dermatology and not perform surgical procedures other than removal of lesions.
The board suspended her for six months from October 2000 and imposed conditions involving counselling and audits of her clinical practice.
In March, 2004, she was found guilty of defrauding the Commonwealth by receiving $11,323 from more than 200 Medicare claims. She was convicted and fined $1000.
In March 2005, the medical board found her actions constituted unprofessional conduct of a serious nature. She was reprimanded and fined $2000.
"It involved a sustained defrauding of Medicare by nurses undertaking the provision of clinical services that should have been provided by Dr Weinstein," the board found.
In September 2005, Dr Weinstein agreed to further limit her work, meaning she no longer undertakes blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, or fat pad removal. She also undertook not to perform any skin stitches or "thread cosmetic procedures".
Source: The Age http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/pioneer-cosmetic-surgeon-faces-new-peer-probe/2007/12/01/1196394689049.html?page=2
Dr Weinstein has been sanctioned twice by the Victorian Medical Practitioners Board — in 2000 for botched surgery and 2005 for Medicare fraud.
The board now has referred Dr Weinstein to a formal hearing due to complaints made against her.
Such hearings, usually launched when prima facie evidence suggests a doctor has engaged in serious unprofessional conduct, can impose restrictions on a doctor's practice or cancel a doctor's registration.
A spokeswoman for the board said she could not provide details of the complaints, and said no date had been set for a hearing.
Dr Skin's website does not identify Dr Weinstein but says its dermatologist is an internationally recognised expert with an "extensive number of medical publications in respected international journals and laser textbooks". Dr Weinstein is a former chairwoman of the Australian College of Cosmetic Surgery's laser committee and was the college's director of medical training.
But on on March 23, 2004, Dr Weinstein was convicted and fined $1000 for Medicare fraud in the County Court. The Director of Public Prosecutions had appealed against a Magistrates Court sentence of a bond without conviction imposed in December 2003.
Company records show the business name Dr Skin was registered on March 19, 2004, and the owner of Dr Skin is CDC Clinics Pty Ltd. Dr Weinstein is its only director and shareholder.
She told The Sunday Age she was not aware of the hearing. "I'm sure I'll hear about it in due course if that's the case," she said. "I guess … you could speak to my solicitors."
Dr Weinstein was one of the first doctors in the country to use lasers for cosmetic procedures, having trained in the United States in the 1980s. Even her critics acknowledge she is technically more proficient with lasers than most practitioners.
"Her desire to get good results overpowers her natural caution as a doctor …" says one critic. "She's a risk taker, she pushes envelopes."
Before being sanctioned by the medical board she ran the high-profile Laser Surgery Institute in East Melbourne and aggressively pursued market share in the flourishing cosmetic surgery market with regular advertising and television appearances.
Dr Weinstein is still invited to speak at conferences on laser use and cosmetic surgery despite the medical practitioners board hearing in 2000 that she had performed a brow lift on a 71-year-old patient without her consent, resulting in permanent nerve damage, lumpy skin, a startled look and extensive scars.
The patient discovered the brow lift when she felt metal screws in her head after Dr Weinstein had treated her for other cosmetic procedures.
In a separate incident involving treatment for abdominal obesity, the board heard that Dr Weinstein had performed liposuction without removing excess skin, resulting in a large flap of skin hanging down as far as the patient's thighs.
Dr Weinstein advised the patient that her skin had a marvellous ability to shrink or retract, which was unrealistic and misleading, the board said.
The board found that she had engaged in unprofessional conduct of a serious nature with these patients and adjourned the hearing of allegations by six other patients after her lawyers proposed to end the formal hearings.
Dr Weinstein agreed to restrict her medical practice to clinical dermatology and not perform surgical procedures other than removal of lesions.
The board suspended her for six months from October 2000 and imposed conditions involving counselling and audits of her clinical practice.
In March, 2004, she was found guilty of defrauding the Commonwealth by receiving $11,323 from more than 200 Medicare claims. She was convicted and fined $1000.
In March 2005, the medical board found her actions constituted unprofessional conduct of a serious nature. She was reprimanded and fined $2000.
"It involved a sustained defrauding of Medicare by nurses undertaking the provision of clinical services that should have been provided by Dr Weinstein," the board found.
In September 2005, Dr Weinstein agreed to further limit her work, meaning she no longer undertakes blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, or fat pad removal. She also undertook not to perform any skin stitches or "thread cosmetic procedures".
Source: The Age http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/pioneer-cosmetic-surgeon-faces-new-peer-probe/2007/12/01/1196394689049.html?page=2
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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