Welcome to the our Aesthetic Medicine news roundup, 17 December 2021.
News Roundup
Camels ejected from beauty contest over Botox use and other ‘tampering’
Organizers of a popular camel beauty contest in Saudi Arabia have disqualified 43 contestants after cracking down on Botox injections and other forms of “tampering” by breeders.
Has ‘Zoom face’ made us all hate the way we look?
It’s hard not to focus on imperfections when you’re faced with your own face (literally) all day. But before you book in an appointment for injectables, it may be wise to understand what’s creating your altered appearance in the first place.
Forget Botox and fillers: Why full-on facelifts are hotter than ever
When Marc Jacobs decided to get his first-ever facelift earlier this year, he opted for a plastic surgeon known for delivering astonishing, yet somehow utterly believable, results: New York City-based Andrew Jacono.
How AHPRA’s cosmetic reform could impact GPs
Cosmetic medicine is about to have a facelift, with major changes looming for the lucrative industry – but will GPs be unfairly targeted? Cosmetic medicine in Australia is set to receive a major facelift, following AHPRA’s announcement that it will review the multimillion-dollar industry.
Australia’s cosmetic surgery industry is under external review
From the outside looking in, Australia’s cosmetic surgery industry seems like a shiny, slim, hairless utopia (hairlessness is always suspicious if you ask me). But as we’ve recently learnt, the industry has been secretly riddled with scenes of patient mistreatment and malpractice.
Due to a pandemic, 71% of people take more care of their health and well-being
The pandemic put much of the world’s population at home. For just over a year and a half, meetings and work meetings have been carried out through videoconferencing applications on computers, tablets and mobile phones.
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